The money will allow municipalities to rebuild structures damaged by floods, said Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa
But widespread, destructive flooding does qualify as a disaster
The presidency has described the decision by the Democratic Alliance (DA) to challenge the declaration of a national state of disaster over Eskom as “confusing” given that the party had been asking the president to do so since last year. DA leader John Steenhuisen confirmed on Friday that the party had already briefed its legal […]
More than 150 000 public comments were sent to the department of health after the government suspended the national state of disaster
Some coronavirus restrictions will remain as South Africa shifts out of the national state of disaster
Holders of expired Zimbabwe exemption permits who are not successful in applying for other permits within 12 months will have to leave South Africa or be deported
Lawyers agree that the issue is inevitably heading for constitutional challenge, but not all accept the mainstream view that the limitation of rights is justifiable
Provincial government says it cannot deal with the magnitude of the damage to infrastructure alone
Soweto congregants says police invaded their church and fired shots; Jo’burg metro police say they used pepper fog to disperse the crowd
The minister could spend the state’s money on fighting Covid-19 and cigarette cartels, tobacco manufacturers argue
The Western Cape high court is expected to rule soon on the minister’s bid to seek vindication from the supreme court
Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane goes into isolation and pledges to buy 1000 masks to show her ‘remorse’
In following an international, scientific approach the state assumed extraordinary power over people
As the president extends the state of disaster for another month, other restrictions will be eased, including those on alcohol sales and international travel
Reported Covid-19 cases and the number of people tested typically fall over the weekend. But this doesn’t mean that the virus is taking a break
Responses to terrible inequality, climate change and the Covid-19 economic crisis will decide this
Reyno de Beer had ‘raised an attack … on unidentified regulations, on undisclosed grounds and for unknown reasons’
The high court ruling will delight gatvol South Africans but is unlikely to stand the test of time
The order of unconstitutionality has been suspended for two weeks
“Until the law itself makes it nigh impossible for tragedies like Tatane, Marikana and Khosa to occur without real consequence, our fractured relationship with authority will persist.”
The Democratic Alliance’s court case is about much more than an esoteric question of constitutional law
For Jewish people, ‘You shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the feelings of the stranger, having yourselves been strangers in the land of Egypt.’ South Africans should remember they were once strangers in their own country
The government has responded swiftly to the Covid-19 pandemic by declaring a state of disaster and imposing a lockdown, but now it needs to start thinking of an evolving exit strategy
Communication minister will keep Cabinet perks during her two months of special leave
Regulation uncertainty leaves slap-happy police and soldiers to decide when people should or shouldn’t be allowed on the streets
In a letter, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng questions whether Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has acted constitutionally
More than 300 complaints have been lodged against unscrupulous suppliers and business owners, who are now under the microscope for violating the Disaster Management Act
The provisions have been introduced to contain the spread of Covid-19, but some may infringe on certain constitutional rights
Under a state of national disaster, some rights may be suspended. But it is critical to remember that the Constitution itself is not suspended
New regulations have a far-reaching impact on people’s rights, but they are finely balanced against people’s Constitutional rights
Artist have criticised the minister’s lack of vision; meanwhile, small businesses are also being hit hard
Experts emphasise that South Africa is a net exporter and there is enough food for us all