THE DA has threatened to take the government to court for what he calls an “irrational and unreasonable” extension of the National State of Disaster, and urged the public to back the party in its court action.
On Tuesday, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma gazetted a further extension of the Covid-19 National State of Disaster, until April 15.
South Africa has been under the National State of Disaster for over two years, since the outbreak of the pandemic.
The DA is claiming that by extending the State of Disaster government is hoping to put in place permanent legislation to keep the lockdown in place.
“I have today instructed our attorneys to bring an urgent court challenge to Tuesday’s irrational and unreasonable extension of the State of Disaster. But it’s not enough just to end the State of Disaster. The lockdown itself must end. It can’t just become
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