Judgment

Lacklustre arguments from parties involved and very little detail in a high court judgment around the reopening of early childhood development centres (ECDCs) cannot be regarded as a victory, writes Nicole Breen. On 6 July, the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria handed down a judgment relating to the reopening of private preschools, including…

The Liberty Fighters Network is overjoyed that Judge Norman Davis ordered Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to amend lockdown regulations within 10 days, only allowing her to appeal an aspect of his judgment.The group said Dlamini-Zuma's appeal against Davis' original judgment was merely academic. It claimed the court ruling meant violating the lockdown regulations was not a prosecutable…

Political parties have welcomed a landmark decision on South Africa's political landscape. Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga ruled that Parliament must amend the Electoral Act within 24 months.Political parties welcomed the landmark judgment by the Constitutional Court.New Nation Movement, which challenged the Electoral Act, said the judgment brought power to the people.The historic Constitutional Court judgment which allows…

The Norman Davis judgment on the lockdown regulations may pave the way for more lawsuits.The judgment found that many of the Level 3 and 4 lockdown regulations were unconstitutional and invalid.A declaration of invalidity, which is retrospective, means that conduct performed under an invalidated law is stripped of its authority in law.The Gauteng High Court judgment,…

Judge Dunstan Mlambo.(Sarel van der Walt) The High Court in Pretoria reserved judgment on Monday in the DA's case to interdict government from using transformation criteria in Covid-19 aid schemes. Judge President Dunstan Mlambo led a full bench who heard the case virtually. Advocate Steven Budlender, for the DA, argued that race should not be used in…