Editorial: Another Day, Another COVID-19 Special Issue: A Vital ‘Bandwagon’
Babatunde Fagbayibo, Mutondi Mulaudzi, Mmatsie Mooki, Kedibone Chembe · Southern African Public Law · 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a new world of academic research.The various crises brought about by the pandemic resulted in the need for robust scholarly engagement across various disciplines.Over the past three years, we have seen several calls and publications of COVID-19 special issues from academia, where scholars have written extensively on the effects of the pandemic.This has resulted in a large body of COVID-19-related research.In 2021 the SAPL jumped onto the 'bandwagon' by inviting authors to make contributions regarding the legal responses to COVID-19, particularly its effect on fundamental rights in Africa and other related topics.This special issue includes nine pieces (five research articles, two commentaries, one case note and one short story).Each contribution provides a key insight into the impact of COVID-19 in the context of constitutionalism and the rule of law in Africa.The authors explored how the pandemic has impacted on issues ranging from the right to education, women's rights, labour rights, rights of stateless persons, the right to vote and equitable access to vaccines.