#Lockdown trends as court says some regulations irrational and invalid

Many have taken to Twitter to react to the North Gauteng High Court's Tuesday ruling that some lockdown regulations are “irrational” and “invalid”. 

Judge Norman Davis said regulations pertaining to funerals, visiting family and those prohibiting informal traders and hairdressers from earning an income, needed to be amended as they are “unconstitutional”. He gave Cogta minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma 14 days to make the necessary changes.

In the meantime, the current lockdown regulations still apply.

On final farewells for sick family members, Davis said it was irrational that those close to the patient are not allowed to visit them, yet up to 50 people are allowed to attend their funeral and travel across provinces armed with their death certificates.

But, visitation limitations are justified if the patient is in a medical facility, as there is a need to curb the spread of Covid-19, he said.

He criticised the regulation prohibiting hairdressers from operating, saying these traders, especially single mothers, are stripped of their rights, dignity, equality and are prevented from providing for their children, TimesLIVE reported.

TimesLIVE reported on Wednesday morning that cabinet spokesperson Phumla Williams said the government was studying the judgment.

Here are some of the reactions shared on Twitter: