National state of disaster
After reapplying for SRD grant, beneficiaries say they've not been paid
John Perlman spoke to Regional Manager for Black Sash Gauteng Thandiwe Zulu about how this is affecting South Africans.
Following the ending of the National State of Disaster - and most of its regulations - government this month published new measures to deal with the pandemic.
The organisation’s Rob Hutchinson said that they were drafting legal papers to challenge government’s latest restrictions, which comes after the country recorded more than 9,000 new COVID-19 infections in the latest reporting cycle.
The Midday Report with Mandy Weiner was joined by the Department of Health spokesperson, Foster Mohale, on the end of the state of disaster transitional period.
The Department of Social Development says previously, the grants were being processed through the national state of disaster but since that has ended, the Social Assistance Act had to be reinstated, which has its own requirements.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said R1 billion had already been set aside but MPs would have to exercise oversight on any additional funds.
This follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration of a national state of disaster. He also said he will be writing to parliament’s presiding officers to request the sitting to take place next week.
Cogta Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma held a briefing on the declaration of a National State of Disaster, due to the magnitude and severity of the damage caused by the severe weather events occurring in various municipal areas of the KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and other provinces. #Stateofdisaster #KZNfloods
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma gave a briefing on the declaration of a national state of disaster over the severe weather patterns in recent weeks that left large areas in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape flooded.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a national state of disaster on Monday following a trail of destruction by floods in KwaZulu-Natal. #KZNFloods #KZNFlooding #KZNFloods2022 #CyrilRamaphosa
Deputy Minister David Mahlobo and the department gave parliament a storm damage report which affected several municipalities from Kwa-Zulu Natal to the Eastern Cape today.
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is briefing the country on the national state of disaster as declared by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday night in response to the floods in KwaZulu-Natal.
The president said that the national state of disaster allowed more resources to be freed up, boosting capability and technical expertise in providing relief.
Thirty-two social justice movements, civil society organisations and activists fighting for land and housing rights have called on the Presidency and the NCCC to extend the national moratorium on executing evictions.
Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said that it was now in the hands of South Africans whether the country returned to the national state of disaster or not.
The council said government had failed to acknowledge the social role of the church and how it had contributed to the fight against the pandemic.
Saftu said this came as a relief for those sectors of the economy that incurred massive losses due to COVID lockdown restrictions.
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said the current environment allows for the relaxation of some regulations.
The number of deaths and hospitalisations related to COVID-19 has reduced significantly and it is believed that now is the time to begin returning to a normal way of life.