Curfew
latest news & developmentsCovid-19 a stress-test for legislative emergency provisions in African countries
Research by a Cape-based academic centre found that the implementation of legislative provisions was done selectively in South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya, Malawi and Zambia
Restrictions eased as South Africa moves to lockdown level 2
As national lockdown regulations ease, President Cyril Ramaphosa urges South Africans to vaccinate
South Africa to remain on level one: Do’s and don’ts for the long weekend
Aside from slight tweaks to alcohol regulations and measures on religious gatherings, not much has changed as South Africans prepare for the long weekend
Booze, pools, and late(r) nights – Covid lockdown eased
Less strict measures are in place as South Africa moves through Covid-19 second wave
Herd immunity once 40-million have been vaccinated – Ramaphosa
Easing lockdown regulations and allowing alcohol, the president said the majority of vaccines will arrive between April and June
Booze ban likely to be lifted — with limits
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce that alcohol can be sold — but with restriction — when he addresses the nation on Monday evening
Life and death at the Beitbridge border post
The seemingly endless queue at the Zimbabwe border post is not unusual, but Covid testing, a curfew and the Christmas rush stretched it for days. But no matter the obstacles, the…
Mogoeng not a devil’s advocate
The Bible-thumping chief justice really does seem to believe the anti-vaxxing nonsense he preaches
Tighter Covid restrictions for N. Mandela Bay — other hotspots may follow
With the number of cases spiralling out of control in hotspots in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape, longer curfews and restrictions on alcohol sales are being implemented
Eusebius McKaiser: Why the bullshit curfew is seriously dangerous
Anti-democratic creep sets in when the state feels no need to explain its irrational decisions. Is that the type of state we want to live in?
Level one loading: Almost back to normal
President Cyril Ramaphosa announces South Africa will move to level one of lockdown on September 20 after nearly six months of restrictions on movement, trade, learning and…
It’s not a case of jobs or lives. Jobs are lives
Starvation is driving the spread of the coronavirus and the government needs to let people work and create jobs
Taxis and Covid-19: ‘The ideal doesn’t exist’
After months of complaining about the regulations imposed on the industry, taxi owners have been given a lifeline
Mask rules are not meant to ‘criminalise’ the public
Shop owners and taxi drivers can now refuse entry to people who defy mandatory mask-wearing regulations
Level four lockdown: Dlamini-Zuma stubs out South Africa’s hopes for a puff
Some industries will open but the tobacco ban remains in place, contradicting the president’s earlier remarks