Following the official provincial launch of the mass home screening and testing by the KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala on Thursday this week, all MEC have been required to advance the same strategy in their respective districts where they are champions.
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs Nomusa Dube-Ncube who is also the Cabinet Operation Sukuma Sakhe uThukela District Champion will, on Saturday, 18 April 2020, visit uThukela to launch her mass home screen and testing drive.
Remarked Dube-Ncube: “It’s been a tough time for all of us during this coronavirus-induced lockdown. We understand it has caused huge social and economic upheavals, but as government we took the right decision in the interest of everyone. Now one of the best and innovative strategies we have employed as a government was to assist our communities by conducting mass screening and testing and doing so in their own homes. We are confident we will triumph and prevail over this challenging period,” she said.
The MEC will be accompanied by District Mayor, Cllr Siphiwe Mazibuko and local municipality mayors. The leaders will also hand pamphlets to educate the residents about COVID-19.
Members of the media are invited to report and reflect on the MEC’s mass home screening and testing exercise.
Venue 1: Acaciavale, Ladysmith, Alfred Duma Local Municipality LM, Ward 20
Venue 2: Burfort, Ladysmith, Alfred Duma LM, Ward 14
DATE: 18 April 2020
TIME: 9am
For enquiries contact –
Mr Ndabezinhle Sibiya on 082 375 4742
Mr Nathi Olifant on 060 970 5113
Ms Thando Biyela on 066 489 7373
