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The forum and AfriForum had reached out to court after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that all beaches in the Eastern Cape and Garden Route would be closed from December 16 to January 3 after the areas were declared as coronavirus hot spots. .
JOHANNESBURG – Lawyers for the Great Brak Business Forum said they would not appeal the Pretoria High Court’s decision to declare the new government regulations unconstitutional.
The forum and AfriForum had reached out to court after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that all beaches in the Eastern Cape and Garden Route would be closed from December 16 to January 3 after the areas were declared as coronavirus hot spots. .
The groups argued that it was impossible to prove any link between the restrictions and preventing the spread of COVID-19.
But the courts have found the government’s decision valid.
READ: Another wave of disappointment when AfriForum loses the beach ban case
The forum’s attorney, Daniel Eloff, said this was not a lost cause.
“We are disappointed with the finding, but we are happy to shed some light on the plight of many business owners along the Garden Route and in the Eastern Cape and we are obviously disappointed with the findings, but we respect the judge’s conclusions in this case “.
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