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Day: March 6, 2021
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Alcohol ban the bluntest tool in fight against Covid-19

Now, in the midst of a recession and pandemic, and with millions of South Africans struggling to stay afloat, it is imperative that the government shift its ideology and policy from paternalism and control. Fewer regulations, inhibitions, and taxes are needed now, if the country is to have any prospect of real transformative economic growth.

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6 March 2021
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Icasa’s new rule requiring licensees to pay for emergency Covid spectrum is invalid

Those relevant considerations are whether a contemplated measure (here, imposing fees) will contribute to alleviating the disaster’s effects by assisting or giving relief to the public, or addressing Covid-19’s spread, or relaxing spectrum regulations as far as possible. Yet Icasa based its decision to require licensees to pay fees on the consideration that licensees experienced revenue growth during the national state of disaster and lockdown.

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6 March 2021