“Now it is time to get our country back on track. Our time to heal, recover and rebuild.”
President Cyril Ramaphosa said this on Monday night when he announced the end of the national state of disaster in his address to the nation. He added that the Covid-19 pandemic would now be managed in terms of the National Health Act.
“The few transitional measures that remain are limited in scope and allow almost all social and economic activity to resume as normal.” Ramaphosa added:The president said the Disaster Management Act provided that certain elements of the regulations may remain in place for a limited period for “post-disaster recovery and rehabilitation”.
The president said this included regulations on isolation of people, on schools and access to old age homes, as well as on public transport, initiation practices and cargo transportation.