Sakeliga demands answers from the Department of Health and proposes that municipal governments do not police lockdown and curfew rules
As 2021 draws to a close, Sakeliga has sent out two important letters to national and local governments pertaining to Covid-19. A letter from our attorneys to the National Department of Health regarding its withdrawal of contact tracing, quarantine and isolation protocols related to coronavirus Covid-19. A letter to all mayors, municipal managers, and local law-enforcement decision-makers advising them to shield their towns and local economies from lockdown harms. 1) Letter to the Department of […]
Sakeliga Court Case: Dlamini-Zuma persists in delaying tactics to withhold lockdown records
Sakeliga has been struggling for several months now to obtain the co-operation of Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, in a court case that Sakeliga launched on 5 August 2021 to compel the Minister to disclose certain records of decision-making on lockdown regulations. After having been more than 50 court days* […]
Sakeliga: Government delays in special paymaster case necessitate judicial case management
Sakeliga will be filing its request for special allocation with the office of the Judge-President within the next couple of weeks, for the purpose of requesting the court to apply judicial case management to bring the matter to trial as soon as possible.
Sakeliga supports property rights of firearm owners in Constitutional Court case
Sakeliga recently applied to be joined as amicus curiae – friend of the court – in a case in the Constitutional Court for the purpose of protecting the property rights of owners of firearms. The right of numerous firearm owners to legally possess their firearms is currently under siege because of the refusal by the police to receive new applications for firearm licences where licences could […]
Sakeliga Statement: Defeat of 18th Amendment only first step in stopping EWC
The defeat of the Eighteenth Amendment in Parliament is a necessary but insufficient step in the direction of restoring constitutional normalcy on property rights. The immediate next step is for Parliament to take any further discussion of property confiscation off its agenda, and for it to refuse to adopt the Expropriation Bill.
Business organisations oppose national vaccine mandates
Lawyers acting for Sakeliga and four other business organisations have sent a letter regarding the issue of mandatory vaccination to the Presidency. The letter states: ‘Our clients are opposed to state-driven mandatory vaccination policies and monitoring mechanisms such as vaccine passports, penalisation and exclusion of unvaccinated persons, and regulatory obligations on business to aid and enforce mandatory […]