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This month, the Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) published updated regulations with amendments to the December and January adjusted alert level three lockdown.
A number of measures aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19 were relaxed, including bans on gatherings at faith-based institutions. Yet, there have been no updates to the regulations on “political gatherings”, which were explicitly banned under the January regulations.
The silence on “political gatherings” suggests that the ban remains in force. A ban on “political gatherings” negatively affects the constitutional right to protest as enshrined in section 17 of the Constitution.
Many people in South Africa still seek to exercise their right to assemble peacefully but have been warned against doing so, citing the current regulations.