Vaccine Mandates
latest news & developments
Solidarity vs University of Free State in vaccine mandate court case
The union wants the court to decide whether the policy of enforcing vaccinations at UFS holds water.
Vaccine conundrums to keep one up at night
Why do religious leaders feel no compunction to harm their followers, when they could ‘pray for the destruction of a satanic vaccine’ instead?
Covid-19 lockdown restrictions still to be discussed, says Gungubele
The minister in the presidency said the cabinet had not discussed adjusted lockdown restrictions and vaccine mandates
What the Omicron variant and Mashaba’s election ticket have in common
Stigmatising the marginalised is driven by vested interests, both in the case of African foreign nationals subject to xenophobia and South Africans facing economic doom
The uncertain consensus around vaccine mandates
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
Covid-19 vaccine mandates: A constitutional balancing act
South Africa’s laws allow the government to implement mandatory Covid vaccinations but, if it chooses this path, it must do so responsibly
MPs condemn mandatory vaccinations for employees
President Cyril Ramaphosa told parliament that nobody should be forced to have the vaccine, but constitutional rights were not absolute