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‘He leaves behind a legacy of honesty’ - politicians remember Jackson Mthembu Mthembu passed away earlier on Thursday from COVID-19 related complications. FILE: Jackson Mthembu and Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams at a communications briefing at the ANC national policy conference on 5 July 2017. Picture: Thomas Holder/Eyewitness News.
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JOHANNESBURG/CAPE TOWN - South Africa has been rocked by news of the death of senior African National Congress (ANC) member and Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu.
Mthembu died earlier on Thursday from COVID-19 related complications.
Last Monday, he tweeted that he had sought medical attention at the 1 Military Hospital in Tshwane after experiencing abdominal pains. It was there that his COVID-19 diagnosis was confirmed.
Ndabeni-Abrahams calls for arrest of people seen destroying 5G network towers This week alone, three telecommunications network infrastructure towers belonging to Vodacom and MTN were burnt and destroyed in KwaZulu-Natal. A 5G tower. Picture: ArtisticOperations/Pixabay.
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JOHANNESBURG - Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has condemned the burning and destruction of cellphone network tower infrastructure amid baseless conspiracy theories incorrectly linking the COVID-19 pandemic to 5G.
This week alone, three telecommunications network infrastructure towers belonging to Vodacom and MTN were burnt and destroyed in KwaZulu-Natal.
The minister strongly condemned these attacks and called on police to act swiftly and arrest those behind the vandalism.
Ndabeni-Abrahams described the misinformation campaign as a threat to investments made in telecoms network infrastructure .
She said: It is regrettable that the much-needed network infrastructure is being destroyed. The country currently needs resilient and high-speed connectivity for every citizen to enable them to participate meaningfully in the digital economy. Furthermore, mobile telephony is crucial in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The destruction of network towers compromises multi-pronged efforts and initiatives to stem the spread of the virus. We therefore urge the police to arrest anyone who is threatening removing infrastructure network stations or towers.
She said there have been several social media campaigns linking the 5G network to the outbreak of the coronavirus, but added that, to date, and after much research performed, no adverse health effect has been causally linked with exposure to wireless technologies .