22 October 2021

Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi and Limpopo Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba will embark on a Vooma Vaccination drive in Lenting, Limpopo Province, on Sunday, 24 October 2021.

As President Cyril Ramaphosa announced earlier, the Vooma Vaccination Weekends are aimed at encouraging South Africans and people living in South Africa to get vaccinated as a means of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

Minister Motsoaledi is a member of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Vaccines and is deployed to Limpopo. The Department of Home Affairs will provide services to community members such as smart ID card applications and birth registration.

Everyone wanting to access services is requested to wear a mask correctly, sanitise their hands and observe social distancing.

Members of the media are invited to join the Lenting Vooma Vaccination drive as follows:

DATE: Sunday, 24 October 2021

VENUE: New Generation Church (Lenting Village), Limpopo Province

TIME: 10h00

MEDIA ENQUIRIES:

Siya Qoza - 082 898 1657 (spokesperson for the Minister of Home Affairs)

Thilivhali Muavha - 066 011 7034 (spokesperson for the MEC for Health)

ISSUED BY DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS