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- The cabinet has approved the extension of the national state of disaster.
- He announced it after a virtual meeting on Wednesday.
- He said this was in order to “continue to give effect to regulations that remain relevant to controlling the spread of Covid-19 infections.”
The cabinet has approved the extension of the state of national Covid-19 disaster until October 15.
“This is to continue to give effect to regulations that remain relevant to handling the spread of Covid-19 infections,” Cabinet spokeswoman Phumla Williams said Thursday, following a virtual cabinet meeting the day before.
He said they welcomed the drop in the number of new confirmed Covid-19 cases in recent weeks and the improved recovery rate to 87 percent.
“The cabinet thanks all South Africans for playing their part in meeting the restrictions to flatten the curve. We commend the dedication and sacrifice of all healthcare professionals who have been our front-line defense against the virus.”
On the Auditor General’s report on Covid-19 funding, Williams said they reiterated their resolve to continue to decisively go after all those who have abused these funds, regardless of who they were.
Williams announced that a deputy had been appointed to the Hawks’ senior lieutenant general, Godfrey Lebeya.
Lieutenant General Tebello Constance Mosikili would be the new deputy director of the Hawks, subject to verification of qualifications and appropriate clearance.
The cabinet commented on the continuing scourge of gender-based violence and the latest victims in the headlines.
“Recent victims of this heinous crime include actress Thandeka Mdeliswa, 34, who was shot at her family’s home in Evander, Mpumalanga, and the 28-year-old woman who was killed by her husband while reporting violence. domestic police at the Madeira police station in the Eastern Cape, “Williams said.
“The cabinet asks that justice be done on these crimes and others that are reported.”
It recently passed three laws that it hopes will help protect victims of domestic violence and gender-based violence.
– Compiled by Jenna Etheridge
