Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma continued to outline, in a briefing on Tuesday, the remaining rules and regulations implemented during the national state of disaster, stating that the way forward regarding future regulations would be for the public to decide.
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This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa reaffirmed most of the Covid-19 regulations earlier in the month.
“So, we will publish these regulations for comment for 48 hours and then we will analyze what they are saying and then the president will announce the end of the national disaster, which will be before 15 April, based on the comments but it might be around 5 April,” Dlamini-Zuma said.
The Minister further emphasized that the R350 grant amount would remain despite the end of the national disaster: “The payment of R350 will continue but will be removed from the national state of disaster after 30 days has lapsed and will continue through other means.”
Dlamini – Zuma said that seeing how the pandemic is monitored daily, led to a decision of the country needing to move towards the end of the national state of disaster.
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“Though the pandemic is not yet over, it was the desire of the government for the country, as much as possible to return to normality, but in a manner that recognizes the changing nature of the pandemic,” Dlamini-Zuma said.
She briefed the media during a virtual meeting about the amendments to the already existing regulations that were to be introduced relating to the Covid-19 national state of disaster.
The regulations already put in place will not cease to operate due to the national state of disaster coming to an end. They will continue to operate until 30 days after the national state of disaster ends, only then will regulations and directions that are given lapse.
