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600 days of lockdown-fatigue – challenge to President Ramaphosa
17 November 2021 - On 27 March 2020 South Africa was locked down. This was presented as a three-week suspension of the liberal norm so that public health ...
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Department of Health is acting without evidence – IRR
5 May 2022 - Yesterday Health Minister Joe Phaahla issued regulations under the National Health Act (NHA) that reimpose measures that were until recently ...
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Disempowerment, disaster and resilience – SA muddles through - Biznews
8 April 2022 - “Since the requirements for a national state of disaster to be declared in terms of the Disaster Management Act are no longer met, Cabinet has ...
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IRR demands answers on State of Disaster
Cogta Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s declaration of a State of Disaster is baffling, and requires clarification.
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IRR demands evidence that post-disaster lockdown measures are needed
14 April 2022 - The government must provide evidence that lockdown measures such as mask mandates, vaccine passes, and 50% capacity restrictions on businesses ...
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IRR launches campaign to block the Expropriation Bill and implement genuine land reform instead
11 August 2022 - The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) is once more calling for South Africans to join the fight against Expropriation without Compensation ...
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IRR registers opposition to permanent lockdown measures
25 April 2022 - Yesterday the IRR submitted a formal brief opposing draft Regulations under the National Health Act (NHA) that aim to make certain lockdown ...
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Legal tobacco retailers say sales are still sluggish post cigarette ban - Biznews
2 June 2021 - As predicted, the five-month prohibition on legal tobacco sales was a boon for the illicit industry. They have kept many of their new-found ...
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Letter: Tackle economy with same zeal for virus, Cyril - The Citizen
19 August 2020 - President Ramaphosa’s announcement on taking South Africa to level 2 of the lockdown will have been greeted with relief. The message was that, ...
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Lift the lockdown, #FreeYourFace
21 June 2022 - Yesterday Health Minister Joe Phaahla proposed to the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) that regulations which impose mask-wearing, ...
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