The union is consulting with senior lawyers about approaching the Concourt to request that it compel the government to devolve the current national lockdown to a regional level.
Pretoria – The Solidarity Movement said on Friday it was consulting with senior lawyers about approaching the Constitutional Court to request that the superior court compel the government to devolve the current national lockdown to a regional level.
The movement said that although the virus had not reached its peak yet, the lockdown in its current format would not prevent it from peaking. "Furthermore, Mpumalanga has 33 and the Northern Cape 12 active cases, while people across those provinces cannot go to work to provide food for their children,” Buys said. “Realistically, the lockdown in provinces with a low infection rate can be relaxed to level one and they can merely be monitored. The idea behind the lockdown was to prevent the health system from being overwhelmed.
“People can no longer be prevented from taking care of their families. Returning to work must be done while priority is given to safety and hygiene in the workplace,” Buys said.
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