State of Disaster
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Western Cape Disaster Management: Storm damage less severe than last year
The Western Cape government has declared a State of Disaster due to the damage from last week’s storms. Some rain…
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Cape Town refugees want to leave SA
It’s been over three years since over a thousand refugees were moved from the Cape Town CBD to two large…
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Government withdraws State of Disaster on electricity, says OUTA
OUTA’s legal team has been informed that the government has decided to withdraw the State of Disaster on electricity and…
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MPs say the State of Disaster won’t end energy woes
The debate on how to deal with the energy crisis rages on. South Africa has endured hours of power cuts…
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Heavy rains wreak havoc across Gauteng
Evacuate or move to higher ground. That’s the suggestion from the Water and Sanitation Department to residents living along Gauteng’s…
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President Ramaphosa defends State of Disaster
The State of Disaster will be used to mitigate the effects of blackouts on households and businesses. That’s the word…
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State of Disaster declared over floods
Government has declared a State of Disaster to respond to flooding in seven provinces. The National Disaster Management Centre says…
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State of disaster over power crisis not welcomed
Various organizations and academics are against the idea of President Cyril Ramaphosa implementing a state of disaster to deal with…
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State of disaster not welcomed on SA’s electricity crisis
Various organisations and academics are against the idea of President Cyril Ramaphosa implementing a state of disaster to deal with…
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Calls for state of disaster on energy crisis at ANC Lekgotla
The ANC is in broad agreement that a national state of disaster should be declared to deal with South Africa’s…
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City of Joburg wants State of Disaster declared following floods
A State of Disaster in Johannesburg. That’s if Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse gets her way. Sixteen people have been killed…
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State of Disaster declared in KZN
A State of Disaster has officially been declared in KwaZulu Natal following devastating floods and landslides. At least 259 people…
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Now what happens to the R350 Social Relief of Distress Grant?
President Cyril Ramaphosa finally lifted the State of Disaster on Monday evening, but we all want to know what happens…
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COVID-19 Vaccine injury compensation scheme extended
While the State of Disaster has expired, government will continue with its COVID-19 Vaccine Compensation Fund for now. President Cyril…
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COVID-19: Mask rules to be re-examined
The Department of Health is looking into whether South Africans can stop wearing masks in public. Health Minister Joe Phaahla…
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New health laws being drawn up to end state of disaster
South Africa is poised to get its life back as the country prepares to move away from the national state…
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Hospitality sector calls for end to National State of Disaster
The hospitality sector has added its voice to calls for the president to end the state of disaster when he…
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Legal challenge to end South Africa’s state of disaster
Following the extension of the national state of disaster to 15 February 2022, the Solidarity Movement plans to launch a…
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WC premier calls for state of disaster to be lifted
It’s time to lift the national state of disaster. At least that’s what Western Cape premier Alan Winde believes. He…
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State of Disaster extended as Covid-19 cases hit 1 000 mark since October
Cabinet has approved the extension of the national State of Disaster by one month, in terms of section 27(5) (c)…
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SA church group wants end to lockdown
The South African National Christian Forum is taking the government to court over the nationwide lockdown. It says the restrictions…
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Hospitality industry pleads with SA to vaccinate
The hospitality industry is pleading with South Africans to get vaccinated to avoid a hard lockdown during the festive season.…
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Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma extends State of Disaster by another month
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has gazetted the extension of the national State of Disaster on…
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DA and EFF question Ramaphosa’s continued reliance on lockdown to manage Covid-19
Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement on Sunday to move the country to lockdown level 2, the Democratic Alliance (DA) and…
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Minister Dlamini-Zuma extends SA’s State of Disaster to 15 May
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has extended South Africa’s State of Disaster to 15 May 2021.…
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State of disaster to be declared in parts of North West after heavy rains
The North West Provincial government led by Premier Professor Job Mokgoro is expected to brief the Minister of Cooperative Governance…
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Clear indication that state of disaster will be extended beyond 15 Jan, says Ronald Lamola
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said that there was already a clear indication that the country’s state of disaster will be…
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No need of State of Disaster licences for Businesses to operate
Businesses are now free to trade with only their self-issued permits, and without government, licenses relating to the State of…
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