South Africa needs to be cautious of not abusing disaster management laws and funds to deal with the country's daily struggles. That's according to Professor Dewald van Niekerk, from the African Centre for Disaster Studies at the North West University. He together with other experts addressed a panel discussion called by the national press club, on the proposal to declare a national state of disaster over the power crisis in the country. Prabashini Moodley reports....

<p>South Africa needs to be cautious of not abusing disaster management laws and funds to deal with the country's daily struggles. That's according to Professor Dewald van Niekerk, from the African Centre for Disaster Studies at the North West University. He together with other experts addressed a panel discussion called by the national press club, on the proposal to declare a national state of disaster over the power crisis in the country. Prabashini Moodley reports....</p>

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