CHARLES MOLELE
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a national State of Disaster to deal with the electricity crisis at Eskom, and its effects on small businesses that are suffering from the devastating impact of loadshedding.
The declaration of a national State of Disaster comes as rolling power cuts of up to 8 hours per day are hitting homes, factories and businesses across the nation.
Ramaphosa made the announcement before a joint sitting of the two houses of Parliament at the Cape Town City Hall on Thursday night.
He said the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has just gazetted the declaration of the State of Disaster, which will begin with immediate effect.
“The State of Disaster will enable us to provide practical measures that we need to take to support businesses in the food production, storage and retail supply chain, including for the rollout of
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