​Thembisa Shologu
Vice-President of the Council of Churches, Reverend Frank Chikane has made a clarion call to the nation to take the COVID-19 inoculation for their own good.
Speaking at the Esangweni Community Health in Tembisa, Reverend Chikane said as leaders were taking the jab to demonstrate to the public it was safe t to do so.
"We decided we should show that vaccines do not kill but they help you. There is no reason for people to fear vaccines. It is very important to vaccinate because we were all vaccinated for different things growing up," said Chikane.​
Following his vaccination site inspection, Roads and Transport MEC, Jacob Mamabolo expressed satisfaction with the progress at the health facility during the Phases 1B and 2 of the vaccination rollout programme, giving the process ten out of ten.
In addition, "My main wish is that the taxi industry, operators of buses and trains  is that they could also be prioritised as  they too are at high risk of contracting the virus, due to the  nature of their work," said Mamabolo.