


The dangers of Illegal home brewed alcohol
By Fina Diba, data capturer, Johannesburg I live in Thokoza on the East Rand. It concerns me that our president is trying to keep us safe but the community doesn’t seem to realise that there is a reason for alcohol being banned during the lockdown as people often...
The alcohol ban: was the decision to ban the sale of alcohol administratively fair?
By: Mattew December, Legal Intern – Cape Town Following the global coronavirus outbreak, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a nationwide lockdown for two weeks from 26 March 2020. This was done in terms of the Disaster Management Act, and the said lockdown was...
Limitation of Rights and COVID-19
By Nicole Dayanand: Staff attorney, Durban Our Constitution was drafted carefully and with great deliberation. In general, our Constitution is a sophisticated piece of legislation. It provides for a number of aspects, all of which are important, but the most...
Police brutality during lockdown
Author: Kabelo Komana – Candidate Attorney * Article supervised by Candice Pillay- Director, Lawtons Africa Article courtesy of Lawtons Africa As South Africans remain indoors for an extended lockdown until the end of April 2020, reports of excessive use of...