Health Minister Zweli Mkhize conducts an oversight visit to Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria earlier this month. Criticism has been levelled at government for its communication failures. Picture: Gallo Images
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Government’s lack of a clear development communication strategy has made things worse, argue Brightness Mangolothi and Malesela Maubane.
It’s been almost a year since South Africa’s first confirmed case of Covid-19 was reported. President Cyril Ramaphosa and Health Minister Zweli Mkhize are widely praised for how they have handled the communication about the pandemic since March.
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