State to appeal lockdown judgment
Government believes another court will come to a different conclusion on lockdown ruling
04 June 2020 - 19:10
The government said on Thursday that it will appeal a court decision that ordered its lockdown invalid saying it believed another court would come to a different conclusion on the matter.
The decision to appeal the Pretoria high court ruling was announced after this week’s cabinet meeting and could further increase the number of legal challenges the government is facing over the lockdown and some of its regulations. The DA is challenging the constitutionality of the Disaster Management Act, the legislation being used as the framework for the lockdown...
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