District Command Council to push for funeral industry vaccinations
Following deliberations on the challenges that the funeral service industry faces, the DCC resolved to lobby for the personnel who work in this all-important industry to be prioritised for vaccination.
SEKHUKHUNE – The District Command Council (DCC) on Covid-19 held its meeting on July 16 to reflect on the
impact of the ongoing pandemic.
One of the concerns raised by the DCC was that residents of the Sekhukhune District Municipality (SDM) continue to attend funerals in large numbers.
“The DCC wishes to remind residents of the district that social gatherings are prohibited, while attendance at funerals is limited to 50 persons.
“The coronavirus continues to ravage our country, and we encourage people to avoid gatherings because they increase chances of infections. We should avoid a situation wherein we overwhelm the
healthcare system to a breaking point,” said its chairperson, Stanley Ramaila.
Following deliberations on the challenges that the funeral service industry faces, the DCC resolved to lobby for the personnel who work in this all-important industry to be prioritised for vaccination.
“The personnel in the funeral services are at the coalface of the work; that makes them extremely vulnerable to Covid-19,” said Ramaila.
The government’s vaccination roll-out efforts were noted and welcomed. The DCC encouraged persons between
the ages of 35 and 49 to seize the opportunity and register for vaccination. Persons over 50 were still encouraged to get vaccinated.
“The DCC also extends a word of gratitude to the people of Sekhukhune for refusing to get involved in the looting
and destruction of property that were recently seen in other parts of the country,” concluded Ramaila.
Among those who attended the session was the deputy minister in the presidency, Thembi Siweya, and Limpopo MEC for education, Polly Boshielo, in their capacities as political champions of the District Development Model to the SDM, as well as the MEC for cooperative governance, human settlements and traditional affairs, Basikopo Makamu.
The DCC meetings were also attended by local mayors and senior officials from all municipalities in the district and sector departments.
