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By Narissa Subramoney

Deputy digital news editor


End of State of Disaster? Ramaphosa to address the nation tonight

Ramaphosa is expected to brief the nation on developments in South Africa’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.


President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 8 pm this evening, 04 April 2022, in what is expected to be an announcement of the end of the two-year-long national State of Disaster.

Last month, Ramaphosa alluded to new health regulations set to replace the current lockdown regulations.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma also announced that the State of Disaster would end before 5 April, pending the conclusion of public consultations into the new regulations governing the containment and handling of the virus.

Also Read: Cabinet plans to end State of Disaster by 5 April, says Dlamini-Zuma

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