The declaration, which has already been gazetted, is meant to fast-track government’s efforts to tackle the electricity shortage that has put the brakes on economic growth.
“The state of disaster will enable us to provide practical measures that we need to take to support businesses in the food production, storage and retail supply chain, including for the rollout of generators, solar panels and uninterrupted power supply,” Ramaphosa explained. Opposition parties and civil society organisations have expressed concern that the state of disaster could lead to the type of corruption seen during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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