The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) slammed efforts to open the state ’prematurely’ by President Ramaphosa. EFF announced on Thursday night.

”We strongly caution against the pre-mature re-opening of the economy sectors that require multitudes of employees to be in contact with each other or to be in the same place because this will certainly expose them to high risks of contracting the virus,” EFF says.

The party says this is to ’bend at the altar of the capitalist greed’ by the government.

Furthermore, the EFF slammed the President on schools reopening plan, saying Ramaphosa did not outline anything in that regard.

Meanwhile, the ministers will be expected to give address today on the details of how the lockdown relaxation will be implemented.

Ramaphosa says South Africa will embark on a Stage 4 from the 1st of April, allowing various sectors to resume but under strict conditions and not in full numbers.

Elderly citizens from 60 years old were required to remain on lockdown since they are the most at risk during this time.