Blade Nzimande, the minister of higher education, research, and technology, has condemned the burning of nine cars on the Indumiso campus of the Durban University of Technology on Monday morning (DUT).
Nzimande characterized those responsible as “anarchists,” “selfish,” and “self-centered” individuals who are only concerned with themselves. He urged law enforcement officials to “leave no stone unturned” in their efforts to bring the culprits “to justice.”
The folks behind them are being deprived by these individuals. This self-centered mentality is severely condemned by me. “I also urge on parents and others of the community to prevent such behavior,” Nzimande added in his statement.
Nzimande was speaking in the Harry Gwala hospital, where he had just gotten a booster shot from Pfizer Corporation. According to the minister, who serves on the national coronavirus command council, the vaccination location is “excellent.”
“I am quite pleased with the way things have been going at this location. ” “Everything is running well,” he said.
Nzimande landed his initial blow at the same location.
He urged members of the public, particularly those who were apprehensive about being vaccinated, to come forward and obtain their vaccination.
“In order to overcome this virus, we must all be vaccinated. “I’m aware that there are a significant number of individuals who are not refusing to get vaccinated, but who have just not gotten around to having their vaccinations,” he said.
Nzimande said that vaccines are not a new phenomena, as people used to get injections to protect themselves against illnesses such as polio in the past.
“Vaccines have been scientifically shown to keep illnesses at bay,” Nzimande said in an interview.
While several institutions of higher education have expressed opposition to forced vaccinations, the minister’s position comes at a time when there is still some resistance.
When it comes to forced vaccines, he said that the department had allowed institutions the freedom to make judgments that were in their best interests at the time.
“We told the institutions to consult broadly enough so that they could get the broadest possible agreement,” Nzimande added.
His criticisms also included individuals who utilized the rationale of constitutional rights to explain their refusal to vaccinate their children.
“There is no such thing as an absolute right. Those who have been vaccinated in order to safeguard their life, what do you think of those who have not been vaccinated for the same reason? According to Nzimande, “people must not merely emphasize one side of the story.”
Dr Elizabeth Mthembu, medical manager for the facility, said that they had seen a decrease in the number of persons who came to the site to get their medications.
She ascribed this to a decrease in the number of Covid-19 infections throughout the nation.
‘The bad mood on social media is also having an impact on our work,’ says the author. “However, we are hopeful that more individuals will come in,” Mthembu added.
Source:https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2022-02-24-leave-no-stone-unturned-in-bringing-dut-arsonists-to-book-says-blade-nzimande/
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