On Tuesday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa undid the past two months of sacrifice and hardship South Africans have been through by announcing a resumption of religious gatherings from 1 June.
After all, Ramaphosa had addressed the nation on Sunday about the move to Level 3 of lockdown.
So when Ramaphosa announced that places of worship could resume gatherings on 1 June, it felt like a bolt out of the blue.
Ramaphosa stressed that stringent restrictions would be put in place as regards sanitising spaces, the wearing of masks and restricting gatherings to 50 people.
Thus far, Ramaphosa has led South Africa's response cautiously and in general, citizens...
