At the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic the SouthAfrican government published “special regulations” to contain the spread of the disease. These actions were taken under special powers granted by the DisasterManagementAct. Moneyweb Covid-19
At the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic the South African government published “special regulations” to contain the spread of the disease. These actions were taken under special powers granted by the Disaster Management Act. In April 2022, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa announced an end to the crisis management mode the country had been in for two years.
These requirements do take into account the fact that these services aren’t available when a person self-isolates at home. Proposed regulation 15H deals with contact tracing. This section was copied directly from the Covid-19 regulations. Personal data collection and contact tracing are not a trivial matter. They involve constitutional rights, privacy and bioethics concerns. Constitutional rights can only be limited under exceptional conditions.