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Disaster Management Act

Xolisa Phillip

Opinionistas

Focus on local government is too narrow: Economic development and safeguarding the environment are also key

By Xolisa Phillip

Marianne Merten

Opinionistas

From governance woes to inequality, South Africa struggled through the pandemic year

By Marianne Merten

Jameelah Omar

Opinionistas

Covid-19 and directionless diktat: Balancing the integrity of the legal system and the best interests of pupils

By Jameelah Omar

Professor Balthazar

Opinionistas

Covid-19 regulations: Two judgments, two imperfect documents

By Professor Balthazar

Pierre de Vos

Opinionistas

Court ruling on Covid-19 relief criteria affirms that the pandemic is not the ‘great equaliser’

By Pierre de Vos

Pierre de Vos

Opinionistas

Lockdown regulation judgment is flawed, but so is government’s ‘means justifies the ends’ defence

By Pierre de Vos

Professor Balthazar

Opinionistas

A disturbing example of judicial overreach

By Professor Balthazar

Gabriella Razzano

Opinionistas

Covid-19 — why a mysterious disease shouldn’t result in mysterious decisions

By Gabriella Razzano

Narend Singh

Opinionistas

Justice delayed is justice denied – we must speed up the court system under lockdown

By Narend Singh

Paul Hoffman

Opinionistas

‘Ineptocracy’, not Covid-19, is the problem

By Paul Hoffman

Leandri Hattingh

Opinionistas

The protracted lockdown is morally indefensible

By Leandri Hattingh

Xander Ehlers

Opinionistas

Our Covid-19 back-door state of emergency – without parliamentary oversight

By Xander Ehlers