# State of Disaster

- Link: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/state-of-disaster/
- Published: 2022-02-05T12:19:17+02:00
- Author: dearSA

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### Legal action to officially end the State of Disaster

    - Minister Dlamini-Zuma has officially extended the State of Disaster, yet again.
    - As such, DearSA has filed legal papers, along with co-applicants AfriForum,
      to end the National State of Disaster – which has been in force for two years.
    - President Ramaphosa’s cabinet last month indicated that the February extension
      of the State of Disaster would be the last. However, on 1 March after delivering
      a legal letter, DearSA received notice from the Minister of Cooperative Governance
      stating that the government intends to oppose our legal action to end the 
      SoD.
    - This response indicates that the government has no intention of lifting the
      State of Disaster and that, despite previous promises, the overreaching regulations
      are here to stay.

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### SUMMARY

Partial victory –[ read more](https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/state-of-disaster/summary/)

The regulations include measures that will allow for the forced isolation of symptomatic
patients who refuse treatment and admission at a health facility, including a provision
that they can be held for 48 hours at such a facility before a warrant is obtained
to extend their isolation period.

### IN THE MEDIA

 * ChaiFM (listen) – [Morning Mayhem with Howard Feldman (Rob Hutchinson as guest)](https://www.chaifm.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022.02.04-Rob-Hutchinson.mp3)
 * TimesLive – [Citizen network joins fight to end national state of disaster](https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2022-02-02-citizen-network-joins-fight-to-end-national-state-of-disaster/)
 * Daily Maverick – [Government should explain rationale behind new Covid-19 regulations — public health experts](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-02-02-government-should-explain-rationale-behind-new-covid-19-regulations-public-health-experts/)

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