Disaster Management Act
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National shutdown to put spotlight on gender violence on eve of G20 summit
Advocacy group Women for Change argues that South Africa ‘cannot host the world’s most powerful leaders while a woman is killed every two-and-a-half hours’
Cooperative governance allocates R1.4 billion to disaster management
The money will allow municipalities to rebuild structures damaged by floods, said Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa
Energy crisis can hardly be categorised as a disaster, says expert
But widespread, destructive flooding does qualify as a disaster
Democratic Alliance court challenge to Eskom disaster declaration is ‘quite confusing’, says presidency
The presidency has described the decision by the Democratic Alliance (DA) to challenge the declaration of a national state of disaster over Eskom as “confusing” given that the…
MPs worried Health Act amendments will threaten citizens’ autonomy
More than 150 000 public comments were sent to the department of health after the government suspended the national state of disaster
Covid-19 hospital admissions low but virus still a threat
Some coronavirus restrictions will remain as South Africa shifts out of the national state of disaster
No extension to expiring Zimbabwean exemption permits — cabinet
Holders of expired Zimbabwe exemption permits who are not successful in applying for other permits within 12 months will have to leave South Africa or be deported
The uncertain consensus around vaccine mandates
Lawyers agree that the issue is inevitably heading for constitutional challenge, but not all accept the mainstream view that the limitation of rights is justifiable
State of disaster declared after bloody KwaZulu-Natal riots
Provincial government says it cannot deal with the magnitude of the damage to infrastructure alone
‘It’s an attack on Christianity’
Soweto congregants says police invaded their church and fired shots; Jo’burg metro police say they used pepper fog to disperse the crowd
Tobacco industry calls Dlamini-Zuma’s bid to appeal ban a costly folly
The minister could spend the state’s money on fighting Covid-19 and cigarette cartels, tobacco manufacturers argue
Tobacco industry argues Dlamini-Zuma’s bid to appeal adverse ruling on the ban is fatally flawed
The Western Cape high court is expected to rule soon on the minister’s bid to seek vindication from the supreme court
Mpumalanga premier fined for attending Mthembu funeral without a mask
Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane goes into isolation and pledges to buy 1000 masks to show her ‘remorse’
Covid-19 arrived and statism took hold
In following an international, scientific approach the state assumed extraordinary power over people
Ramphosa extends national state of disaster
As the president extends the state of disaster for another month, other restrictions will be eased, including those on alcohol sales and international travel