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The cabinet approves the extension of the national state of disaster for one more month
The previous extension only provided for the coronavirus lockdown until next week, but now it will last until at least March 15.
A customer purchases alcohol at a liquor store in Melville, Johannesburg, on August 18, 2020. South Africa moved to level two of a five-level lockdown on August 18, 2020, to continue efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus . At level two, liquor and tobacco sales will resume. Image: AFP
JOHANNESBURG – The cabinet approved the extension of the national state of disaster for one more month.
The previous extension only provided for the coronavirus lockdown until next week, but now it will last until at least March 15.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) had wanted the president to first submit the extension of the state of disaster to Parliament for review and approval.
He said South Africans were tired of accepting without questioning and debating national government decisions on how to curb the pandemic.
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