Regulations

Minister of Justice and Correctional Development, Ronald Lamola. Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said the lockdown regulations are "rationally connected" to curbing the pandemic. DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach accused Lamola of turning citizens into criminals by endorsing draconian regulations.MPs are concerned about the NPA's resources and its lack of prosecutions.The lockdown regulations are "rationally connected" to curbing the…

National commissioner of Correctional Services Arthur Fraser and deputy minister of justice and correctional services Thabang Makwetla. Deputy Defence Minister Thabang Makwetla says a decision to not disrupt regular military training was taken when the lockdown was initially imposed.This means classes for numerous SANDF programmes have not applied measures to social distance or reduce the…

New regulations published by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Sunday covered a variety of sectors. Ashraf Hendricks, GroundUp Regulations around protocols for children arriving at school without a mask have been amended. Principals, or owners or managers of early childhood development centres must take all reasonable steps to provide cloth masks.Failing that,…

The army deployed in Alexandra, Gauteng, during the lockdown. Level 3 regulations are still in full force unless a court finds otherwise after the government filed for leave to appeal the surprise De Beer judgment.A lawyer briefing the Western Cape legislature said this meant people could still be liable for violating any of the regulations…

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. (GCIS) The levels 3 and 4 judgment is flawed and if it goes on appeal it will most likely be overturned, says an expert.The judgment falls short by failing to engage with each regulation and demonstrate the irrationality, another one adds.Another expert says the judgment raises important questions of constitutional principle regarding the…