The relationship between the Presidential Covid-19 Task Force and a team of Permanent Secretaries, loosely known as PickForce at government enclave, has deteriorated to an all time low, The Patriot on Sunday has learnt.
Sources have revealed that ahead of President Mokgweetsi Masisi's address to the nation on Thursday night, the Presidential Covid-19 Task force recommended that to address the fuel crisis, the country must be put on total lockdown. "Their main concern was that the queues at the petrol station might expose people to the pandemic," a source alleged.
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