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TimesLive reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa has given the strongest indication yet that the government is likely to declare a national state of disaster to deal with the energy crisis.
He said at the end of the ANC’s national executive committee lekgotla on Monday that work was under way in the government to establish the legal requirements for such a declaration. Summarising the discussions, Ramaphosa said there was a clear direction from the lekgotla that the government had to resolve the loadshedding crisis in a much shorter time than what had been projected. A set of actions has been set out to achieve that objective, he said. “There was talk about declaration of a national state of disaster like what we did when we faced Covid-19 and there is broad agreement we should move in that direction,” he indicated. Ramaphosa added that the matter would receive urgent attention in government processes and would also be discussed thoroughly at the government lekgotla in the next few days. “It is a matter that should be attended to and resolved without delay,” he noted. “I must add that this proposal has been articulated in a number of consultations we have held with role players, from traditional leaders to social formations, community-based organisations, trade unions, business and many others. So this matter is being addressed with the urgency it requires,” Ramaphosa added.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Andisiwe Makinana at BusinessLive
- Read too, ANC lekgotla supports declaration of national state of disaster to deal with load shedding, at Fin24
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