Sakeliga's Le Roux, Lamberti present the case AGAINST mandatory Covid-19 vaccines - "a slippery slope"

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A forthright discussion on mandatory vaccines with the Sakeliga duo of CEO Piet le Roux and chief economist Russell Lamberti explaining why forcing jabs is wrong. Their argument is premised on the basis that a mandate is disproportionate to the risk and unjustified on the grounds that very few people get mortally ill from Covid-19 - and that SA already has extremely high natural immunity to the virus. They also argue that the ANC government's track record suggests the project will become a honey pot for the corrupt, while also putting the country onto a slippery slope towards greater state control and authoritarianism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 Dec 2021 4AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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