Solidarity has received word from the State Attorney’s office that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration is ending the national state of disaster over the energy crisis.
on 14 February 2023, arguing the state of disaster was unlawful as it doesn’t meet the definition of a disaster in terms of the Disaster Management Act.Sipho Mathebula, on behalf of the State Attorney, informed the litigants that government intends to end the state of disaster through notices in the government gazette.
With the case rendered moot, the State Attorney invited Solidarity and the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse to withdraw their applications to declare the state of disaster unlawful. Solidarity said the notice from the State Attorney is a direct result of the pressure it applied, and government clearly doesn’t see a chance of success in court.
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