More than a year into the pandemic, many South Africans have adjusted and created a sense of "normalcy" — or what can be accepted as "normal".
Two shadow agencies have informed and guided government policy during the pandemic: the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) and National Joint Operational & Intelligence Structure (NatJoints). Information on who sits on these structures has still not been publicised, despite them being charged with overseeing and advising on the application of Covid regulations. The government has stated that all members of the cabinet are members of the NCCC. But there are no means to verify this, so these bodies function like the black box of state...
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