The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Northern Cape is saddened by the death of MEC of Education, Mac Jack, and we send our heartfelt sympathies to his family and to the African National Congress (ANC), to whom he has dedicated many years of service.

Jack’s passing is a sombre reminder that, while the pandemic does seem to be on the decline in certain areas of the country, we are not out of the woods yet. Covid-19 remains a very real threat, not least of all in the Northern Cape, where almost every day now we learn of new pandemic-related deaths. While we try to live with this pandemic, we must therefore not let our guard down, and continue doing everything in our power as individuals and as organisations, to curb transmission and to protect all citizens from its deadly claws, most especially the elderly and all people living with comorbidities.

Issued by The DA