EDITORIAL | Mtsweni-Tsipane’s unmasking should be a wake-up for all of us

Yes, action must be taken against the maskless minister, but her lax attitude reflects that of many South Africans

25 January 2021 - 19:47 By sunday times daily

It is hard to decide which is worse. Mpumalanga premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane’s no-mask appearance at Jackson Mthembu’s funeral, the lame apology issued afterwards or the holier-than-thou South Africans metaphorically sjamboking her. Her face was without a mask for only a brief moment, her office said. She did not notice it had fallen off. “She thought it was intact.” So many retorts come to mind (how does one not notice one’s mask has come off?, was there no spare mask at hand?, what about a video showing the premier was made aware of her maskless face?), but that would oversimplify the matter. ..

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