Another court rules against reopening of Eastern Cape, Garden Route beaches Updated
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Residents and businesses in the Garden Route district have suffered another blow after a second court ruled against the reopening of beaches in the area.
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The High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday dismissed an application by AfriForum and a small group of local businesses to declare the closure of beaches as unconstitutional.
President Cyril Ramaphosa s decision to close some beaches during the festive season to manage the potential outbreak of Covid-19 infections is among the more contentious regulations.
All Eastern Cape beaches and the Garden Route District beaches in the Western Cape will remain closed until early January.
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AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel. Picture: Twitter (@AfriForum) On Tuesday, the DA’s application to overturn the closure of the Garden Route’s beaches was dismissed by the Western Cape High Court.
The North Gauteng High Court has dismissed AfriForum’s application to have the closure of beaches overturned.
This after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that all beaches in the Eastern Cape, Garden Route, would be closed from 16 December to 3 January. He also said all beaches in KwaZulu-Natal would be closed on 16, 25, 26 and 31 December, as well as from 1 January to 3 January.
The Afrikaner lobby group had submitted a motion to the court in Pretoria on 15 December to have the regulations declared unconstit
AfriForum were the first to approach the courts last week, following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that beaches along the Garden Route and in the Eastern Cape would be closed until January 3 in a bid to curb the rapid spread of Covid-19. Picture: Elle Photography
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A day after the Cape Town High Court dismissed on Tuesday the DA’s bid to have the beaches along the Garden Route reopened, the Pretoria High Court on Wednesday handed down a similar ruling against civil society organisation, AfriForum.
AfriForum’s legal team had lodged an application to have beaches along the Garden Route and the Eastern Cape reopened and have Covid-19 regulations 69(12) (a), (b), (c) and (d) declared unconstitutional.
Court to hear AfriForum’s challenge over beach closures The Great Brak Business Forum (GBBF) and AfriForum joined forces to take on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma over the regulations. FILE: The groups want to overturn government’s decision to close all beaches in the wake of a new variant of COVID-19 spreading rapidly through the country. Picture: 123rf.com
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JOHANNESBURG - Another challenge to the government’s COVID-19 regulations is expected to be heard in the High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday.
The Great Brak Business Forum (GBBF) and AfriForum joined forces to take on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
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Share This: AfriForum head of campaigns Monique Taute reflects on a challenge to closure of beaches in the wake of a new variant of COVID-19.
The Great Brak Business Forum (GBBF) and AfriForum havejoined forces and have taken Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Nkosazan Dlamini-Zuma to court over government COVID-19 regulations.
The group wants the court to overturn governmentâs decision to close all beaches in the wake of a new variant of COVID-19 spreading rapidly through the country.
Amy Maciver on the Midday Report chats to AfriForum s head of campaigns Monique Taute to give more insight on the court application.