SA extends National State of Disaster by another month

Funeral workers wearing personal protective equipment carry a casket during the burial of a COVID-19 victim at the Olifantsvlei cemetery, south-west of Joburg, South Africa January 6, 2021.

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Matiba Sibanyoni

15 July 2021, 07:31 [SAST]

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The one-month extension of the National State of Disaster officially ends on Thursday.

A new month-to-month extension however kicks in until August 15, 2021.

Thursday also marks 16 months since the government declared a National State of Disaster in March last year in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Disaster Management Act makes provision for the declaration of a national state disaster for the first three months, thereafter the co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister is empowered to extend the state of disaster on a month to month basis.

The state of disaster has already been extended 13 times on a month to month basis.

COGTA wants the National State of Disaster extended