The advocate is leading the first major legal challenge to reopening schools as SA’s active coronavirus cases rank 10th in the world
Advocate Dali Mpofu — who is representing Mmusi Maimane and the One SA Movement in the first major legal challenge to the reopening of schools — has accused the state of sending children into a “raging fire” by asking them to return to classrooms as Covid-19 infections soar.
“No responsible government that sticks to its constitutional obligations can do that,” Mpofu argued on Thursday morning.A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as exclusive Financial Times articles, ProfileData financial data, and digital access to the Sunday Times and Times Select.
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