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WHEN THE SUN RISES WE WORK HARD TO DELIVER Issue 2 Vol 2021/22 Mpumalanga Provincial Governemt MpumalangaGov The Mpumalanga Premier Ms. Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane received her Covid-19 jab at the Iraq taxi rank in Middleburg. Premier Mtshweni-Tsipane takes the jab The Mpumalanga Premier Ms. Refilwe lead from the front in mobilising their friends “You did very well Premier Mtshweni-Tsipane Mtshweni-Tsipane received her Covid-19 jab at and families to get vaccinated against Covid-19 by setting up an example so that we are able to the Iraq taxi rank in Middleburg, Steve Tshwete under Phase Three of the inoculation exercise. courageously follow suite. We will also inform Municipality. After receiving the Pfizer shot, she urged the our family members to vaccinate so that we Leading by example, Premier Mtshweni- Mpumalanga citizens to show that the country can prevent problems that we could have Tsipane got vaccinated in full view of the public. was united in fighting the corona virus pandemic avoided,” he said. Her vaccination in public was meant to assure by accepting the vaccination programme, so Premier Mtshweni-Tsipane also monitored the citizens that the vaccines were safe, and that the country can also return to normalcy. vaccination sites at Eric Jiyane Hall, Sydney also to call upon the Mpumalanga citizens to “I therefore challenge all of us in our respective Choma Banquet hall and Lighuis Church. She shun conspiracy theories so that people can communities to accept the vaccination expressed her satisfaction about the number of be psychologically ready and confident to programme and to shun vaccine hesitancy, people who were vaccinated at the sites. vaccinate. This is also part of her programme misinformation and the negative conspiracy “I am very happy to see that people have come that she developed to sensitise communities theories,” Premier Mtshweni-Tsipane said. out in numbers to be vaccinated. Covid-19 is still about the importance of Covid-19 vaccination, “If you are vaccinated and happen to be a reality and let us therefore remain alert and targeting mostly the grassroots population infected with COVID-19, the virus will not keep adhering to the World Health Organisation across the Province until herd immunity is suppress your immune system. But if you guidelines of wearing masks, handwashing realised. have not vaccinated, you can easily suffer under running water, sanitisation, and also “I just received my COVID-19 Vaccine! - the complications that may lead to loss of life social distancing ,” said Premier Mtshweni- vaccine is safe and effective. I urge you all to depending on the circumstances,” Mtshweni- Tsipane. get your jab,” she said. Tsipane encouraged the locals. She was accompanied by the MEC for Health, Ms She also implored the taxi drivers, hawkers, A local taxi driver felt encouraged by the Sasekani Manzini, the Acting Director-General, Mr commuters and individuals at the taxi rank to Premier’s initiative. Peter Nyoni and Health officials during the visit. MEC for Community, Safety Security and MEC for COGTA, Busi Shiba MEC for Education, Bonakele Majuba Liaison, Vusi Shongwe 2 INHLABAMKHOSI Issue 2 Vol 2021/22 Editorial The expansion of the vaccination sites to allow communities to take a jab speaks volumes of the Provincial Government’s commitment to intensify the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In light of the third wave, Mpumalanga has recorded a rise in the number of cases and fatalities. It is not all doom and gloom as we record recoveries. We have recovered recoveries. Let us continue to adhere to the safety protocols of washing, sainting, social distancing and masking all the time. The involvement of the private sector, partnering with government in this regard is a commendable life saving exercise. Sasol, for example, set aside two (2) days to allow the workforce of 8000 to be inoculated. EXXARO Mine in Middleburg and the forestry industry in Mkhondo followed suit, thereby encouraging their employees to take the jab, as Mpumalanga is on a drive to achieve the herd immunity. Government has to deal with the myths and conspiracy theories that seek to instil Acting Director-General Mr Peter Nyoni taking his J&J jab at SAFCOL, Amsterdam. fear. By taking the jab publicly the Premier, Ms Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane and Members of the Executive Council, have Acting Director-General, Mr Peter boosted the vaccination programme with a much needed impetus to drive away the Nyoni takes his jab publicly fear and misinformation. The Acting Director General, Office of The “We do not want that to happen, service Fighting HIV/AIDS should never take a Premier, Mr Peter Nyoni, waited until it delivery has to continue, we have to prepare back seat, especially in the midst of the was his turn in line to receive his Johnson for that and we cannot continue putting the COVID-19 pandemic. Any relapse in our &Johnson shot, which he publicly received lives of our employees at risk. So the right fight will be detrimental to the lives of many during the inoculation campaign at SAFCOL, thing to do now is to formalise the situation people who are either infected or affected Amsterdam. at workplace, and ensure that all employees by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The recent After taking his jab, he encouraged all men take their jabs so that we can have a healthy meeting of the Mpumalanga Provincial and women to take the exercise seriously. workforce,” he commented. Aids Council (MPAC), took a decisive “It is important that in this COVID-19 time Nyoni stated that the pandemic has created step to use the District Development we get vaccinated. That is the only way we a crisis which has produced a number of Model (DDM) approach to advance the can avoid being contaminated with the virus unfortunate situations such as the economic fight. District Municipalities will now and that will also ensure good health and recession, resulting in a number of people shoulder the responsibility of planning and investment into the future,” he said. losing their jobs. budgeting for HIV/AIDS activities. This is Nyoni highlighted that the government was “It has exacerbated poverty, added a well- thought out approach, given that concerned about a continued increase in deeper darkness in terms of the high people that are affected by this scourge COVID-19 cases in the Province. level of unemployment that the country is are residents within the Districts. “The nation is faced by an emergency experiencing, fuelled Gender Based Violence We welcome the newly appointed Director- situation which can turn out to be and has deepened inequalities in the country,” General, Mr Makhukhu Mampuru in our catastrophic if exigency measures are he said. shores. His appointment was endorsed not taken to protect public servants from He further commented that most by the Executive Council recently. He has exposure to this infection. This decision, unemployed people resorted to criminal earned his stripes as a reputable Public therefore, to encourage public servants and activities because of the pandemic. Administrator. This can be extracted to motivate them is taken on a balance of “Even the recent national protests are as from his extensive experience in the scale to protect the lives in our nation and a result of the pandemic which created public service. EXCO viewed his strong we want to encourage all our people to take anxiety and uncertainty amongst people,” he research, planning, monitoring and up vaccination as one of the measures to commented. evaluation knowledge as a perfect match control this contagion,” he said. Nyoni said the only way out to incrementally for Mpumalanga, a province on a quest to Nyoni said if there are no plans in place to move towards overcoming these challenges economic recovery and growth. We look vaccinate public servants, their performance is through the vaccination process . forward to Mr Makhubu’s guidance and will be highly affected and service delivery “This will invest hope in our lives that there is leadership in this mammoth task. can come to a standstill. a tomorrow,” he concluded. www.mpumalanga.gov.za Issue 2 Vol 2021/22 INHLABAMKHOSI 3 Mr Simon Baloyi Senior Vice President, Regional Operations and Assets Services Sasol innoculated during the Sasol vaccination drive. Government and private collaboration is key to successful vaccination drive The Mpumalanga Provincial Government Launching the massive five-day COVID-19 she explained. collaborated with the private sector and vaccination drive at Sasol, Secunda, Mr. Simon Baloyi, Senior Vice President led a successful vaccination drive at Sasol, Premier Mtshweni-Tsipane appreciated the Regional Operations and Assets Services, Exxaro and SAFCOL(South African Forestry collaboration that government is having with SASOL, who also took his jab during the Company SOC Limited). Sasol and applauded Sasol for always taking launch, said that Sasol will do its best to ensure The vaccination campaigns which are interests whenever there are multi-sectoral that all COVID-19 health and safety guidelines interventions strategies of mitigating the programmes that ought to be launched by the and protocols are observed throughout its impact of the virus within the communities Provincial Government. maintenance shutdown. displayed a heightened approach to health risk “Sasol always takes interests, not only locally “We believe in working together with the private management around Covid-19. but Sasol cares about what is happening in the and public sector to bring major change to our During the vaccination campaigns, entire Mpumalanga, and for that we will remain communities and to ensure herd immunity as Mpumalanga Premier Ms. Refilwe Mtshweni- indebted,” she said. more people get their vaccination,” he said. Tsipane, was accompanied by MEC for Health “Other stakeholders in the very same industries, Meanwhile, during the launch of the Covid-19 Ms.