Health Justice Initiative v Minister of Health and Another1 min read
Case: Health Justice Initiative v Minister of Health and Another (10009/22)
Court: High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria
Date of hearing: TBC
Status: Ongoing
Last updated: 23 February 2022
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Case overview: The Health Justice Initiative (HJI), represented by Power Singh Inc., has filed an application to compel the Minister of Health and the Information Officer for the National Department of Health to provide HJI with copies of all COVID-19 vaccine contracts and any applicable agreements with relevant companies and entities. This follows an access to information request in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA) to the National Department of Health, which was refused.
Court papers:
- Notice of motion and founding affidavit (17 February 2022) (3mb)
- Annexures to the founding affidavit (17 February 2022) (27mb)
- Press release (22 February 2022) (318kb)
In the press:
- BusinessDay, Activists launch legal bid for full disclosure of SA vaccine contracts (22 February 2022)
Attorneys:
