Steenhuisen SONA

DA Leader John Steenhuisen has slammed the ANC ahead of the 2022 SONA address later this week. Photo: File

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Steenhuisen says lockdowns are a result of Ramaphosa’s administration failure to vaccinate the population.

Steenhuisen SONA

DA Leader John Steenhuisen has slammed the ANC ahead of the 2022 SONA address later this week. Photo: File

This is The South African’s Daily News Wrap for Thursday 24th June 2021 – with all the latest news you really need to know.

In our top story,

Steenhuisen calls out Ramaphosa’s government

As tighter lockdown restrictions become increasingly likely as the third wave of COVID-19, cases continues to surge across the country.

Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has lashed out President Cyril Ramaphosa, saying that perpetual lockdowns are the result of his administrations failure to vaccinate the population.

With only 2.2 million South Africans having received the jab, government is well short of its promised mandate, and Steenhuisen said on Wednesday that the efforts to roll out the vaccine have been “secretive, slow, disorganised and fatal”.

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