{"id":345563,"date":"2020-03-30T15:42:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T13:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=345563"},"modified":"2020-03-30T15:44:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T13:44:10","slug":"application-to-declare-21-day-lockdown-unconstitutional-dismissed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/trending\/345563-application-to-declare-21-day-lockdown-unconstitutional-dismissed.html","title":{"rendered":"Application to declare 21-day lockdown unconstitutional dismissed"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Constitutional Court has dismissed an urgent application for leave to appeal the 21-day coronavirus lockdown implemented by President Cyril Ramaphosa, according to a report from News24<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The application was brought by South African civil society group Hola Bon Renaissance (HBR), who applied for direct access to the Constitutional Court on the basis of urgency.<\/p>\n

In its papers, HBR cited respondents in the matter as President Ramaphosa, the Deputy President and the Presidency.<\/p>\n

The Constitutional Court found that the case had no prospect of success and dismissed the application.<\/p>\n

No costs were awarded.<\/p>\n

COVID-19 “poses no serious threat”<\/h3>\n

The Sunday Times first reported<\/strong><\/a> on the HBR Foundation’s application on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The foundation claimed that COVID-19 “poses no serious threat to the country and its people” and that President Ramaphosa’s lockdown decision was unconstitutional.<\/p>\n

“HBR Foundation believes that COVID-19 cannot be harmful to Africans,” the foundation said.<\/p>\n

HBR\u2019s argument was based on reports which incorrectly stated that some people are resistant to COVID-19 based on non-medical criteria such as their country of origin.<\/p>\n

It is important to note that the COVID-19 coronavirus is potentially dangerous to all people regardless of age, gender, race, and many other factors \u2013 it is a global pandemic which has spread to almost every country around the world.<\/p>\n

As of Sunday 29 March, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 coronavirus stood at 1,280<\/strong><\/a>. Two people were confirmed to have died from the virus.<\/p>\n

Now read: The risks of working at home during South Africa\u2019s lockdown<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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