Government lawyers insist that the state’s decision to ease lockdown restrictions and reopen schools, at a time when SA’s Covid-19 infection rates are rising, is not unreasonable — particularly given the economic crisis the country is facing. “At some point, the country must face the full onslaught of the coronavirus,” Kameshni Pillay, counsel for co-operative governance & traditional affairs minister Nkosazana DlaminiZuma, argued before the high court in Pretoria on Thursday.
As the day for former president Jacob Zuma’s next court appearance draws closer, the state has broken its silence on Zuma’s accusations that it secretly and improperly communicated wit...