India's capital New Delhi on Sunday extended its lockdown as the country's COVID-19 crisis grew with infections and deaths hitting record highs.

The vast nation of 1.3 billion people recorded 349,691 on Sunday, with a total of 16.96 million cases, including 192,311 deaths.

Thabiso speaks to Prema Sridevi, Founder and Editor in Chief of the Probe. 

India's capital New Delhi on Sunday extended its lockdown as the country's COVID-19 crisis grew with infections and deaths hitting record highs.
The vast nation of 1.3 billion people recorded 349,691 on Sunday, with a total of 16.96 million cases, including 192,311 deaths.
Thabiso speaks to Prema Sridevi, Founder and Editor in Chief of the Probe.&nbsp;

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Home Affairs Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi has said the public has shown great support for the final White Paper on Citizenship, immigration and refugee protection which appeared in the Government Gazette. Briefing the media, he addressed what he saw as a long overdue need to replace and outdated Citizenship Act as well as enact proposed changes to existing legislation. Morio Sanyane spoke to him about the White Paper.

White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection officially Gazetted

The Labour party says it will launch an application to the Constitutional Court seeking to set aside the electoral timetable and a postponement of the May 29 elections.On Monday, the Electoral court dismissed the party’s application to review the decision of the Electoral Commission not to reopen the portal for submissions. The deadline for the submissions of the candidate list was March 8th. Some parties allege that they were unable to comply with the deadline due to alleged glitches with the IEC’s online portal. Morio Sanyane spoke to leader of the party, Joseph Mathunjwa.

The Labour party says it will launch an application to the Constitutional Court seeking to set aside the electoral timetable and a postponement of the May 29 elections.On Monday, the Electoral court dismissed the party’s application to review the decision of the Electoral Commission not to reopen the portal for submissions. The deadline for the submissions of the candidate list was March 8th. Some parties allege that they were unable to comply with the deadline due to alleged glitches with the IEC’s online portal. Morio Sanyane spoke to leader of the party, Joseph Mathunjwa.

Labour Party to launch application to set aside electoral timetable

The contentious uMkhonto weSizwe trademark at the center of the copyright infringement court tussle between the ANC and the uMkhonto weSizweparty, has been registered as belonging to the ANC. NPO Legacy projects who had previously trademarked the logo says it has given the trademark to the ruling party. uMkhonto weSizwe was the ANC’s paramilitary wing during apartheid, Zuma who has now entered the political fray uses the name and a strikingly similar logo for his own political party. Morio Sanyane spoke to Tim Ball, Webber Wentzel,  specialist in Intellectual Property about legal options available to the MK Party.

The contentious uMkhonto weSizwe trademark at the center of the copyright infringement court tussle between the ANC and the uMkhonto weSizweparty, has been registered as belonging to the ANC. NPO Legacy projects who had previously trademarked the logo says it has given the trademark to the ruling party. uMkhonto weSizwe was the ANC’s paramilitary wing during apartheid, Zuma who has now entered the political fray uses the name and a strikingly similar logo for his own political party. Morio Sanyane spoke to Tim Ball, Webber Wentzel,  specialist in Intellectual Property about legal options available to the MK Party.

India on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe as Covid-19 cases surge

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