COOPERATIVE Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has warned that government can declare a National State of Disaster again should COVID-19 infections spiral.
South Africa exited the National State of Disaster following an announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa during an address to the nation on Monday night. Declared in terms of the Disaster Management Act (DMA) in March 2020, the country remained in the arrangement for 750 days.
Addressing the media on Tuesday, Dlamini-Zuma said the COVID-19 pandemic no longer qualified as a disaster.
In the place of the National State of Disaster, the country will be in a 30-day transitional post-disaster management period that will be legislated accordingly, with Dlamini Zuma saying the DMA “cannot be used permanently as it’s of temporary use”.
As of Monday evening, the pandemic is being managed in terms of the National Health Act while the draft Health Regulations have been published
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