Interesting view from Piere de Vos (@pierredevos@twitter.com) on the intended #stateofdisaster that is being explored with regards to #loadshedding and #eskom.

Basically he says it's either an act of desperation or a cynical public relations exercise.

https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/the-mooted-national-state-of-disaster-anc-desperation-or-cynical-public-relations-exercise/

The absurdity of declaring a state of disaster
https://dailyfriend.co.za/2023/02/07/the-absurdity-of-declaring-a-state-of-disaster/

(My column today, now with answers to comments, including a few smackdowns of apartheid apologists.)

#SouthAfrica #CyrilRamaphosa #StateOfDisaster #Eskom #ElectricityCrisis

Reshuffle: NDZ could escape axe
https://www.news24.com/citypress/politics/reshuffle-ndz-could-escape-axe-20230205 (paywall)
"Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma might spearhead the proposed state of disaster."

(Doesn't this give you warm fuzzy feelings of optimism about Squirrel's new cabinet? Outrageous.)

#SouthAfrica #CabinetReshuffle #CyrilRamaphosa #NDZ #NkosazanaDlaminiZuma #StateOfDisaster