Instead the labour court heard and then dismissed the case, with costs. Judge Benita Witcher will give reasons at a later stage
The National Education Health and Allied Workers Union says it will instead meet Health Minister Zweli Mkhize
In an affidavit to the labour court, the health minister says National Health and Allied Workers Union did not check the facts on the ground
In response to court papers saying lockdown regulations are unconstitutional because they do not protect the best interests of children, the state says baby care goods are now an essential item
The health workers’ union says the government has rebuffed its attempts to meet about mitigating risks to workers
In a letter, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng questions whether Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has acted constitutionally
The Cape Bar Council says his conduct is ‘unbecoming the holding of judicial office’
Despite “extreme sympathy”, court says it must uphold the law
The lockdown regulations provide for strong curtailment of people’s movements, but many details of their implementation are still to come
High court says people can refuse to hand information over to the protector if there is “just cause” and also makes a personal costs order against Mkhwebane