Opposition parties slam Ramaphosa’s state of national disaster, threaten court action

PHUTI MOSOMANE

OPPOSITION parties have slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to declare a national State of Disaster, saying they will challenge the decision in court in the next coming days.

DA leader John Steenhuisen said his party will take Ramaphosa to court for declaring loadshedding a national state of disaster. 

“The DA can confirm that we have already briefed our lawyers to challenge the announcement in court,” said Steenhuisen. 

He said decision shows that Ramaphosa is running out of ideas for a solution to “loadshedding crisis created by the ANC.”

Earlier, Ramaphosa announced during SONA address that government has decided to declare the energy crisis a national state of disaster with immediate effect.

“We are therefore declaring a national state of disaster to respond to the electricity crisis and its effects. The Minister of CoGTA has just gazetted the declaration of the State of Disaster, which will begin with immediate