It is increasingly clear that those bearing the brunt of the country’s draconian lockdown regulations do not have the means to engage with public policymakers, including the president, writes ThuliMadonsela3
It is increasingly clear that those bearing the brunt of the draconian regulations do not have the means to engage with public policymakers
As a non-smoker, I’d love to live in a world without tobacco, where my lungs wouldn’t have to cope with secondary smoking.A government that could make this happen would obviously have my support. Many decisions by state functionaries are regularly struck down by the courts and other section 35 forums simply because of the attempted exercise of power the state functionary does not hold, rendering any consequent decision invalid.
In this case, the minister of health was found to have overreached the powers conferred by law regarding the determination of dispensing fees. Even though we knew that some businesses, particularly informal ones which operate on a hand-to-mouth basis, might not make it past the original 21-day lockdown, there seemed to be consensus on the necessity of the sacrifice.
Equally distressing, but with less political conflict and lawfare, is the closing down of the hairdressing and related industries, in which women predominate.President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent announcement that under alert level 3, religious services will be reclassified as essential, provided no more than 50 people gather to worship, has been met with equal celebration and condemnation.
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