The Disaster Management Act has been extended for another month, and will now expire on May 15. The extension of the act — the umbrella legislation under which the country’s Covid-19 related laws are promulgated — was signed into effect and gazetted by co-operative governance and traditional affairs, minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Tuesday, and published on Wednesday. It was due to expire on April 15.

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Former President Jacob Zuma said he would not be writing to the constitutional Court after all. At the close of business today was the last day that he was expected to tell Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng how he should be sentenced, if he is found guilty of contempt of court. Mogoeng wrote to Zuma last week, giving him him the opportunity to propose an appropriate sentence in no more than 15 pages.
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And… There are 100 days to go until the start of the postponed Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. The Olympic Games were originally meant to take place in Tokyo in 2020 but the pandemic saw them postponed until 23 July this year. According to a poll 70-percent of Japan’s population want the games cancelled or postponed again. At this stage the event is still scheduled to go ahead – although without any spectators from abroad.

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