S. African court declares lockdown regulations "unconstitutional"

A South African court ruled on Tuesday that the COVID-19 lockdown regulations in the country are 'unconstitutional' and 'invalid.' 'Some of the regulations promulgated by the government simply did not meet the rationality test in preventing the spread of COVID-19,' the North Gauteng High Court said in its ruling. The court gave the government 14 days to amend and republish the regulations to avoid infringing on people's rights. The court decision followed an application by the Liberty Fighters Network, which asked the court to declare the national state of disaster, established under the Disaster Management Act, 'unconstitutional and unlawful.'