#MabuzaQandA Deputy President David Mabuza is responding to oral questions at the National Assembly this afternoon.
#MabuzaQandA the Deputy President says the nationwide lock down was expected to lead to a short & long term economic costs, especially to sectors such as manufacturing and tourism. Official labour data shows there were approx 2.2m people fewer people employed in Q2 of 2020
#MabuzaQandA the Deputy President says as the world reeled from the effects of the pandemic, government moved rapidly to mitigate the expected health, social & economic impact of the pandemic. Govt offered a range of measures incl social relief of R350 for unemployed individuals
#MabuzaQandA the Deputy President says government places a great emphasis on employment stimulus, ramping up of investment opportunities and identifying new sources of growth through various sectoral master plans that are structured on the basis of a social compact
#MabuzaQandA the Deputy President says the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Covid-19 vaccines has developed a corruption risk mitigation plan as one of the oversight mechanism in the implementation of the Covid-19 vaccination plan.
#MabuzaQandA the Deputy President says in the acquisition of the Covid-19 vaccines, there is limited room for such corruption as the market is highly regulated with few manufacturers. The product has to pass stringent quality assessments by the regulator
#MabuzaQandA the Deputy President says procurement is centralised at a National level for the ease of monitoring and there will also be no need for additional procurement at provincial level as they a limited function in terms of distribution, which is determined by national

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