NEWSThe floodgates of evictions are likely to open once the national state of disaster ends. This is according to Khululiwe Bhengu, an attorney at the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of SA, who was speaking during a panel discussion about the state of disaster on Thursday. “The state ought to have had an account on the issues of evictions without having to be lobbied by civil society [organisations]. However, they were amplified by the national state of disaster. State of disaster ineffective in preventing infectionsShabir Madhi, professor of vaccinology at Wits University, said just before the state of disaster was declared, former health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize had summoned scientists to a meeting.

Source: News 24 March 26, 2022 22:01 UTC