Cabinet ‘to study’ ruling on lockdown regulations
Cabinet said it was still studying a judgment in the High Court in Pretoria which declared the level 3 and 4 lockdown regulations invalid and unconstitutional.
Judge Norman Davis delivered the scathing judgment on Tuesday.
He gave the government 14 days to “review, amend and republish regulations” to ensure they were consistent with the constitution.
This means the lockdown regulations will remain in place for the next two weeks.
The ruling came after Reyno de Beer and Liberty Fighters Network challenged the lockdown regulations, arguing that they limited their rights as contained in the Bill of Rights.
Cabinet spokesperson Phumla Williams says the government has taken note of the judgment.
"The court suspended the declaration of invalidity for a period of 14 days. This means that the Alert Level 3 regulations remain in operation for now," says Williams.
Williams says cabinet will make a further statement once it has fully studied the judgment.
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