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President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended the constitutionality of the National Coronavirus Command Council, including its powers to formulate and implement laws during the ‘State of National Disaster’.
Ramaphosa was responding to a question from journalists during his meeting with KwaZulu Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala and senior government officials to assess the provincial response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The lawyers do not understand how the Cabinet works,” Ramaphosa told journalists.
Ramaphosa and the Minister Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Dr Nkosazan Dlamini-Zuma have come under virulent criticism for chopping and changing government regulations, particularly the ban on the sale of tobacco and cigarettes.
The command council has also given mixed messages on various regulations and measures related to the lockdown, creating confusion and anger among South Africans.
In a nine-page letter, advocate Erin Richards and advocate Nazeer Cassim, argue that the National Coronavirus Command Council has no legitimacy to
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