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South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) - led by Julius Malema - on Wednesday caused a storm by demanding that health minister Zweli Mkhize provide a “racial breakdown” of all people who have contracted coronavirus.

Member of Parliament (MP) Naledi Chirwa wanted to know “how many black people have been infected and how many have died”, as well as “how many white people have been infected and how many have died”.

While the minister was attending to the question, Chirwa interjected, demanding nothing but “numbers”.

The sitting quickly degenerated as several EFF MPs jumped in to emphasise Chirwa’s question. These included EFF chief whip Floyd Shivambu who accused the minister of ducking the question.

Chirwa fired the first salvo: "Minister, in the UK, race-based stats were able to bring to the fore that black people are four times more likely to get coronavirus than white people. And in the US, race-based stats were able to expose the divide when it comes to access to healthcare. Then in Canada, race-based stats were used to predict and preempt hotspots.

Unfortunately we have not received such a breakdown in South Africa. Can the minister please give us the numbers?"

Mkhize answered by saying the spread of Covid-19 had nothing to do with one’s race but was rather about “social conditions” such as observing social distancing and adhering to all safety measures such as wearing masks.

“What we have seen as being factors that are important is more the question of comorbidities and is also the access to quality health services,” said Mkhize, who was cut before finishing by Chirwa shouting “point of order, speaker”.

She claimed there was a racial breakdown available for other diseases and therefore did not understand “why not this one”.

Mkhize continued with his answer, saying that in the US more black people were contracting Covid-19 because of poor access to healthcare and their living conditions. Therefore, he said, it was inappropriate to focus on race when there were many contributing factors that determine whether or not one catches the virus.

The meeting ended abruptly as chaos ensued.

South Africa has over 25,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and over 500 deaths.

https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2020-05-27-storm-in-parliament-as-eff-demands-racial-breakdown-of-covid-19-stats/

I know Malema's group will be involved.

A country without a vibrant legislature is doomed.

Anyone who has followed the state of the nation address by the president at the parliament of South Africa and how the opposition especially the EFF do engage him will appreciate democracy.

Julius Malema

I am humbled.
True definition of opposition and democracy.

Juliusmalema:
Julius Malema

I am humbled.

True definition of opposition and democracy.

We welcome you, CIC: Commander-in-Chief.

Why are you racialising corona?

LibertyRep:
I know Malema's group will be involved.

A country without a vibrant legislature is doomed.

Anyone who has followed the state of the nation address by the president at the parliament of South Africa and how the opposition especially the EFF do engage him will appreciate democracy.

Some people believe they are more dangerous than good for democracy. Like now, what's the use of racialising these stats when public resources are being distributed equatibly to deal with the pandemic? Is it not to cause further divisions at a time when unity is called upon?

Of what importance is this? Covid is not ethnospecific as we have seen that it killed so many people in Italy and has also taken lives of many African Americans.EFF should be more concerned about those not adhering to the lockdown regulations,but I trust them to waste time on things that get us nowhere.

JaceBlaze:
Of what importance is this? .

Just checked out her twitter feed.

He is a clown. Everyone knows socialism does not work economically so he resorts to cultural marxism. He actually spent time in Venezuela in 2012 hanging out with those clowns. If he could take power and confiscate private industry would he...sure. I bet you he takes money from corporations to dial it back some. These guys are always the same, get into government steal as much as you can and if you get enough of the power kill everyone who opposes you. And if it gets too hot jet off to Europe.

OyinbowithaTan:
I bet you he takes money from corporations to dial it back some.

Gucci Communists.

OyinbowithaTan:
He is a clown. Everyone knows socialism does not work economically so he resorts to cultural marxism. He actually spent time in Venezuela in 2012 hanging out with those clowns. If he could take power and confiscate private industry would he...sure. I bet you he takes money from corporations to dial it back some. These guys are always the same, get into government steal as much as you can and if you get enough of the power kill everyone who opposes you. And if it gets too hot jet off to Europe.

shut up oyinbo

Mbakuthegreat:
shut up oyinbo

No and go shove a red hot iron up your ass.

OyinbowithaTan:
No and go shove a red hot iron up your ass.

shut up oyinbo cac.

Juliusmalema:
Julius Malema


I am humbled.

True definition of opposition and democracy.

Aswr......

I love the guy......

He can make a lazy govt sit in their toes.

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