Parties react to the end of National State of Disaster

Democratic Alliance (DA) spokesperson Cilliers Brink has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that Cabinet has decided to end the National State of Disaster but cautions against allowing the Health Act amendments to replace it. Brink said South Africa has suffered under the State of Disaster for 750 days, adding that the Covid-19 pandemic has led to enormous hardships and devastation to the country’s economy and to people’s lives and livelihoods.