Mbhazima Shilowa has joined a series of politicians to criticise the rationality of the Covid-19 lockdown under the Disaster Management Act.
Mbhazima Shilowa says 'We will not allow a dictatorship to rule us. No more working from home, straight to office.'Former Gauteng premier Mbhazima Shilowa is the latest to weigh in on the level 4 lockdown restrictions, calling for an end to what he calls a “dictatorship”.
Shilowa questioned the government’s decisions to reopen some industries while leaving others out. He also suggested that the government was controlling and treating citizens like children.
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