Health MEC in the Eastern Cape Sindiswa Gomba has apologised for her utterances during an online briefing on the coronavirus in which she used the term ‘andidikwe’ — which, loosely translated, means ‘I am fed up’ or ‘irritated’ — saying it had created a wrong impression.
Gomba who made the remark at the end of her address in the presence of other MECs and health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said she had been “moving away from her laptop and taking off her doek”.
“I understand the impression that was created when I said “andidikwe” ndiyatsha during the briefing. At the time of saying that, I was moving away from the laptop and taking off the doek.
“I profusely apologise for the wrong impression that this created as I am committed in the fight against this pandemic,” she said.
Provincial health department spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo said the MEC had noted the uproar over the comment.
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