SA's lockdown extended to past the one-year mark
"This means
that the current measures contained in the regulations to save lives and
preserve livelihoods within the context of the risk-adjusted strategy are
required beyond 15 March 2021," said Dlamini-Zuma in a
statement.
South Africa's national state of disaster has been extended yet again.
This means the country will officially pass the one-year mark of lockdown measures next week, with the first national state of national disaster having come into effect in March 2020.
The announcement was made during a Cabinet briefing on Thursday, and the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has gazetted the extension.
The National state of disaster was extended until 15 April 2021.
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"This means that the current measures contained in the regulations to save lives and preserve livelihoods within the context of the risk-adjusted strategy are required beyond 15 March 2021," said Dlamini-Zuma in a statement.
"The decision to extend the state of national disaster follows consultations and Cabinet approval. Consideration of the material conditions within the context of the Risk-Adjusted Strategy motivated a decision to endorse this further extension," she added.
