The trade union served court papers to have the state of disaster over South Africa’s energy crisis declared unlawful.
Solidarity, on Tuesday, 14 February 2023, served court papers to have the state of disaster over electricity declared unlawful as it doesn’t meet the definition of a disaster in terms of the Disaster Management Act .
“The government itself is the cause of the electricity disaster and it cannot declare itself a disaster, thereby obtaining extraordinary powers to address the disaster,” Solidarity’s chief executive officer, Dirk Hermann, said.According to Solidarity, a state of disaster is an exception and a process that conflicts with everyday democracy and, as a result, should be approached with extreme caution.
“A total of 411,000 South Africans were arrested for breaking Covid-19 state of disaster rules,” he said.According to the trade union, a state of disaster is only intended as a temporary intervention. It should only be declared if there is no other way of dealing with a crisis.President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the declaration of the state of disaster over electricity during his State of The Nation Address on Thursday, 9 February 2023.
Solidarity says history will prove that disaster funds will no doubt again be looted during the electricity state of disaster.
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