The extension is granted in terms of the Disaster Management Act. The Act empowers the Minister to extend a State of Disaster on a month-to-month basis once the first three months have expired.
The Department says the extension has taken into account the need to continue augmenting the existing legislation. It says it also considered the contingency arrangements undertaken by organs of state and all other role players to respond to the impact of the National State of Disaster on lives and livelihoods.
The Department says its calling on citizens to continue following all the COVID-19 regulations by wearing a face mask at all times, maintaining social distance, avoiding closed and poorly ventilated spaces and large gatherings as well as the washing of hands with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitiser.
It says it’s also calling on all South Africans to heed government’s call to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity and ultimately protect lives and livelihoods.It will now be the 20th time that the State of Disaster is extended on a month-to-month basis.Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla has announced that Gauteng has officially exited the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
“The Omicron variant has been spreading to various parts of the world. The pattern seems to be the same. Notwithstanding the reduced severity overall, the Omicron variant is still very deadly – especially for people of advanced age and also people with comorbidities and those who are unvaccinated.”
State of disaster should have been declared in 1994 to be correct. Anc is the greatest disaster we've ever faced. Govan Mbeki agrees 👍
Mandate from outgoing President
This is unconstitutional
She is made by Cyril bad to be a minister of Covid disaster
Enjoying her control over the nation this one.
Politicians are 'amazing'. They don't retire like any other person. They're very powerful, for example Zuma was a president with the highest standard passed being sub A. They give themselves whatever amount of money they need from government coffers.
And still sweating profusely
Yoh aa until when
We are a month away from 3 years of state of disaster
ANC's Zuma's ex dlamini Zuma and lindiwe sisulu are tied for the most corrupt incompetent women to ever come out of Africa..
She is still a minister of cogta 🤣🤣🤣🤣