Who is to blame for Ballito Rage turning into a COVID-19 super-spreader event?
Updated | By Carol Ofori
Taking responsibility for your actions, when they have negative consequences, is never easy, but someone has to do it.
I feel like 18-year-olds are considered young adults, so if you're 18 and you live under my roof I shouldn't have let you go but if you're 18 and live on your own then you're responsible for your own life.- Carol Ofori
In case you missed it, Ballito Rage has just come to an end even though most people were surprised to hear that it even took place, considering we're still in the middle of a pandemic.
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It then came as no surprise when it was announced this week that anyone who had attended the events should quarantine after Ballito Rage was marked as a COVID-19 super-spreader event.
You can read more about it right here.
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This has led to the people of KZN reacting in very different ways.
Many are now very concerned over what this could mean for the province during the festive season and if this could also influence the province's lockdown level.
My advice to my daughter in matric is keep your circle small and remember you have the rest of your life to live, suspend things now to make sure you have a free and full life later.- Gordon Graham
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Darren, Keri, and Sky had the same questions (and a few more) so they decided to consult Prof Tulio de Oliveira.
Ballito Rage has also released an official statement after the initial backlash they received for not putting a stop to the event.
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But now there is still the question of who should be held responsible?
Should the event organisers take full responsibility? Or are the parents and kids, who thought it would be okay to attend such an event during a pandemic, equally to blame?
The municipality, Organizers and parents. The organizers should now be made to pay for a Covid test for all who attended.- Graham Rice
I think the organizers!!!! The parents allowed their matric children to go assuming the numbers at each event would be limited as per the government ruling.- Vanessa Peach
Carol also decided to ask the people most affected by this news, the people of KZN, who they think should step up and take the hit.
Take a listen to hear what they had to say.
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Main image courtesy of Ballito Rage Official Twitter
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