President shouldn’t extend state of disaster without Parliament’s approval
9 February 2021
Note to Editors: Please find attached a soundbite by Cilliers Brink MP.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa to submit any possible extension of the national state of disaster to Parliament for approval and review.
The present state of disaster comes to an end on Monday, 15 February, and South Africans are tired of accepting without question and debate the national government's decisions on how to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.
After months of economically ruinous lockdown and the bungling of the Covid-19 vaccine, the government is still refusing to disclose crucial details about the procurement and rollout of the vaccine.