A High Court judgment which declared almost all of the level 3 and 4 lockdown regulations as unconstitutional and invalid has been dismissed by the Supreme Court of Appeal.

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2 July 2021

In May last year, the Liberty Fighters Network launched proceedings in the North Gauteng High Court, seeking to have the regulations promulgated under the Disaster Management Act set aside. The Network primarily argued the regulations violated the Bill of Rights in the Constitution, in that they exceeded the purpose and objectives of the act and the regulations were irrational and were based on incorrect advice. The Supreme Court of Appeal noted one of the underlying themes in the Network’s founding affidavit was one of Covid-19 denialism.

Merentia Van Der Vent

Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.