Sakeliga exercises right to mediation with government
3 May 2020
Business group Sakeliga today exercised its right to mediation with government on the lockdown regulations.
In a letter to the Solicitor-General, Sakeliga requests his facilitation for mediation with the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zyma, under regulation 13 of the State of Disaster Regulations promulgated on 30 April 2020. Both the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition and the Minister of Police were also included in the letter.
Piet le Roux, CEO of Sakeliga, says the purpose of the mediation is to reach agreement with Government on restoring freedom of movement and freedom to work before litigation is undertaken in the alternative. "We share the general sense of urgency about the current economic and growing humanitarian crisis. However, litigation is unlikely to offer results before several weeks from now, comes with risks of its own, and require further preparation. Meanwhile, we are seizing the opportunity to mediate."
Sakeliga's call for mediation focuses on the issue of permits for travel and so-called "essential" and "permitted" services.