The Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced it is taking government to court as President Cyril Ramaphosa is yet to give full details of the COVID-19 vaccine procurement and roll-out strategy. “DA is now taking legal action to force the national government to disclose all details pertaining to its vaccine roll-out strategy, including the dates and the minutes of meetings with suppliers, and we are lobbying to abolish the centralisation of vaccine acquisition,” the party said after launching an online petition.
According to a report in The Citizen, the party said that it was concerned by the snail’s pace at which the government was moving towards getting vaccines. In his weekly letter From the desk of the President, Ramaphosa addressed the issue of detailing the procurement and vaccine roll-out plan. He said the plan would be made available once government had concluded the negotiations and released from the terms of the communication of the non-disclosure agreements.
[link url="https://citizen.co.za/news/covid-19/2428211/da-goes-to-court-to-force-governments-hand-over-covid-19-vaccine-plan/"]Full report in The Citizen[/link]
[link url="https://mailchi.mp/presidency.gov.za/from-the-desk-of-the-president-monday-25-january-2021?e=[UNIQID]"]From the desk of the President[/link]