In response to the recent decline in infections across the
country (the average new daily infections rate is currently at 29
percent lower than the preceding week and 48 percent lower than the
week before) the Cabinet has decided to ease restrictions and move
the country from Adjusted Alert Level 3 and place it on Adjusted
Alert Level 2.
The latest amendment to the Disaster Management Act was gazetted
by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(Cogta), Dr Dlamini-Zuma, and the amended regulations were
officially announced by the President of the Republic, Cyril
Ramaphosa, on 12 September 2021, and are effective from 13
September 2021.
The notable amendments on the latest regulations are as
follows:
