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Pambo said the government, at all spheres and in all departments, including state-owned companies, should expedite the payment of all service providers to allow them to take care of their essential needs during the lockdown period.
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| READ IN FULL | 'God bless South Africa': Ramaphosa announces 21-day lockdown, outlines range of dramatic interventions - News24 March 23, 2020 The support of small businesses should be expedited because many South Africans, particularly street traders and businesses that survive from the tourism industry, will be devastatingly affected." "The EFF calls on the South African government to pay particular attention to poor communities and people with the purpose of making sure that they don't run out of basic services such as food and healthcare essentials. The EFF reiterated that, once the financial services sector, particularly all banks, have dealt with Competition Act and other regulatory compliance issues, it should allow payment holidays and implement other measures that will lessen the burden on ordinary people. We are aware that in the immediate, the lockdown will cause devastating economic consequences, but it is the only measure our country can contain the spread of a deadly virus, which cannot be addressed by South Africa's healthcare system in its current state." "What the lockdown means is that all forms of avoidable human contact should be avoided, and this should apply to meetings of than 100 people. READ | Coronavirus: Ramaphosa announces 3-week national lockdown In a statement issued late on Monday night, EFF spokesperson Vuyani Pambo said: "In the face of increasing infections, the only logical, and now proven, mechanism to contain the continued spread of the virus was a total lockdown. The lockdown will be effective from midnight on Thursday. Ramaphosa addressed the nation from the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Monday after marathon meetings with the National Command Council, which started on Sunday.