A call to end South Africa’s state of disaster

[BusinessTech]

A call to end South Africa’s state of disaster

Western Cape premier Alan Winde has written a letter to president Cyril Ramaphosa, requesting a consultation with provinces before any extension on the declaration of the national state of disaster is promulgated.as expected on 15 October 2021.

 

[Creag]

lol, the ANC loves the state of disaster. They ain't ready to give up this new found power. Heck, they'll keep it in place so long as they remain. Viva ANC! Viva!

 

[PaulMurkin]

Ain't going to happen. Enjoyment of the power trip is such that they will not let go of it

 

[nivek]

not sure how they can justify it any longer, vaccines are widely available, infections are so low
we're very far from anything resembling a disaster

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

Is there even another mechanism besides the state of disaster to apply restrictions such as gathering size, masks etc etc at the province level?

While the restrictions definitely need a road map to easing they can't just open the gates and say go for it.

 

[InusB]

not sure how they can justify it any longer, vaccines are widely available, infections are so low
we're very far from anything resembling a disaster

Exactly, state of disaster is not to prevent one but to allow you to get control of a disaster that has happened.

 

[neoprema]

A lot of other countries have not stepped-down from theirs, i don't expect us to be first.

 

[Ghost64]

The virus is not gone, there’s still enough evidence to suggest there could be another wave. There’s also evidence to suggest the vaccines efficacy wears off.
Level 0 won’t happen this year.

 

[PaulMurkin]

The virus is not gone, there’s still enough evidence to suggest there could be another wave. There’s also evidence to suggest the vaccines efficacy wears off.
Level 0 won’t happen this year.

Probably never.. will be wearing face diapers for the rest of our lives

 

[ToxicBunny]

Is there even another mechanism besides the state of disaster to apply restrictions such as gathering size, masks etc etc at the province level?

While the restrictions definitely need a road map to easing they can't just open the gates and say go for it.

Currently no.. but of course they're dithering with implementing something like that anyway, because to do it via the normal legal processes means everything is open to public oversight and proper court challenge and and and... so keeping the SoD in place is just easier for them.

 

[Kodi]

Probably never.. will be wearing face diapers for the rest of our lives

Must admit, I did LOL.

 

[nivek]

The virus is not gone, there’s still enough evidence to suggest there could be another wave. There’s also evidence to suggest the vaccines efficacy wears off.
Level 0 won’t happen this year.

The virus will never be gone, we need to learn to live with it without government measures

 

[rvZA]

Winde is daydreaming. Probably bored and has nothing else to do.

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Yeah the SoD won't lapse soon so the 2nd big prize (as Winde has said) is at least to get a roadmap, but the ANC doesn't want a roadmap because then the citizenry will have a measure on which to pummel them if they don't adhere to the roadmap.

 

[pinball wizard]

Is there even another mechanism besides the state of disaster to apply restrictions such as gathering size, masks etc etc at the province level?

While the restrictions definitely need a road map to easing they can't just open the gates and say go for it.

Of course they can. Why on earth would this need to be phased in?

 

[pinball wizard]

Currently no.. but of course they're dithering with implementing something like that anyway, because to do it via the normal legal processes means everything is open to public oversight and proper court challenge and and and... so keeping the SoD in place is just easier for them.

So, the simple solution is end it and we all go back to March 2020. We were alive and everything was ok then, wasn't it?

 

[ToxicBunny]

So, the simple solution is end it and we all go back to March 2020. We were alive and everything was ok then, wasn't it?

Well that would be the simple solution if you aren't drunk with the power the SoD gives you... yeah.

 

[pinball wizard]

Well that would be the simple solution if you aren't drunk with the power the SoD gives you... yeah.

Sure. Winde proposing a roadmap bullshit approach shows he's a gutless politician, no better than the cANCer. He needs a spine and a stand.

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

Of course they can. Why on earth would this need to be phased in?

Because that's a sensible thing to do when going into an unknown.

But saying that, clearly it means Cyril is talking on Sunday and announcing mass orgies throughout the country.

 

[pinball wizard]

Because that's a sensible thing to do when going into an unknown.

What ****ing unknown? We all lived just ****ing fine before April 2020.