Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 23 March 2022
25 March 2022
A. Issues in the environment
1. National State of Disaster
1.1. The South African Government responded to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) global pandemic by declaring the National State of Disaster in March 2020, in terms of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act 57 of 2002). This facilitated an integrated and coordinated response to save lives and livelihoods.