"the nation owes a great debt of gratitude to the dedicated health workers and to other frontline staff who put their own health and lives at risk to care for the ill and the vulnerable during this period," he said.

"isizwe sityala umbulelo omkhulu kubasebenzi bezempilo abazinikeleyo nakwabanye abantu abasebenza phambili ababeke iimpilo zabo nobomi babo emngciphekweni ukukhathalela abo bagulayo nababuthathaka ngeli xesha," utshilo.
