Cyril Ramaphosa15 March 2020
Declares a national state of disaster.
South Africa · Government / Government of South Africa. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Declares a national state of disaster.
Announces a nationwide lockdown in response to COVID-19.
South Africa begins a national lockdown.
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