The ideological aims of the criminal justice system in dysfunctional societies, like South Africa, is to indirectly legitimise the inequitable economic system
Shop owners and taxi drivers can now refuse entry to people who defy mandatory mask-wearing regulations
Persistent rumours of a cabinet reshuffle may be jumping the gun, but they do reflect the political realignment taking place within the ANC
‘Augmented’ level three has me conflicted. I’m happy more people will be able to go back to earning a living, but case numbers will rise
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
The pastors must be happy. They can peddle their ‘cures’ again to congregating potential Covid-19 cases. Spare us, Dlamini-Zuma
‘Sweeties’ (cigarettes) for R150, and marching on Parliament — an insight into the social-media groups popping up to push back against lockdown regulations
The DA has won a high court victory, but the ANC is taking its campaign for power to the Constitutional Court. All the while, residents are left leaderless and without services
Smoking out social tobacco users as unique spreaders of the coronavirus sends out the wrong messages
A strict lockdown is not only unenforceable, but the question must be asked: is it necessary at all? The examples of South Korea, Taiwan and Sweden suggest perhaps not
There has been a constant narrative that aims to reduce you to an ex-wife of a former head of state. This is factual, but in mainstream media there seems to be no other description of you
Some industries will open but the tobacco ban remains in place, contradicting the president’s earlier remarks
The national coronavirus command council will brief the nation of level 4 lockdown regulations
Allied forces in the two world wars were provided with cigarettes. The anti-smoking Nazis used taxes on tobacco to help fill Germany’s depleted coffers
The easing of SA’s lockdown means more than 40% of the workforce will be back at work, but if Covid-19 cases go up the lockdown will intensify again