PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday announced that the government intended to end the National State of Disaster in the next coming weeks.
Ramaphosa said the government will lift the national state of disaster once the comment period around the long-term Covid regulations is finalised.
The president’s announcement follows numerous calls, including a court action by the Democratic Alliance (DA), for government to end the National State of Disaster after Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma further announced an extension following a meeting of the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC).
Ramaphosa said with vaccines now readily available and a large number of South Africans already vaccinated, new COVID-19 cases now remain significantly low.
“We are now at a watershed moment. We are now ready to enter a new phase in our management of the pandemic,” said Ramaphosa.
“After four waves of infection, fewer people are becoming severely
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