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The committee overseeing the lockdown regulations is considering moving SA to level three, according to police minister Bheki Cele. This means that there will be significant changes in the way the country has operated under level 5 and 4.
According to a draft framework released by government for public consultation, level 3 could see a number of changes in restrictions.
However, Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs spokesperson Lungi Mtshali has warned that the regulations are a draft and no final decision has been made.
Here is what level 3 in SA may look like:
What’s in
- Clothing, textiles and footwear ramps up to full capacity
- Stationary, books and hardware will be available
- Consumption of off-premise alcohol, subject to limited hours (Mon-Wed, 8-12)
- Postal and courier services resume
- Limited domestic air travel, with a restriction on the number of flights per day
- Full mining operations resume
- Gardening and swimming pool services
- Walking, jogging and cycling, but no time limits specified
- The sale of tobacco product
Although the sale of tobacco products and exercising is allowed under level 3’s draft plan, the initial draft also had this under level 4. Government u-turned on it’s decision to allow the sale of tobacco products and a time limit was placed on exercise.
What stays
- Curfews from 8pm to 5am
- Public gatherings prohibited
- Stay at home, other than essential travel for work and the purchase of essential items
- No recreational travel to meet family or friends
By Jessica Levitt – DispatchLive
Ifliqour is back it has to be sold withquantity limit and group of more than 4 people drinking together and must be the family members only at home cigarettes be smoked within the premises not in public or streets or anyopen spaces business travelling with proof and permits must be allowed bcs some of the things sold by the people are not obtainable in their areas it will be selfishness to open business for white Monopoly and close for black businesses restaurants can sell takeaways with social distance maintained same as food vendors otherwise some crimes will rise again such as shoplifting and housebreaking pick pocketing bcs of hunger .The have it’s will simply fight the haves.
Gangsters changing R1000 + for a carton of cigarettes, government could sell cigarettes with an additional charity tax of R50 = R300. This would bring in much needed tax also a charity tax for food. I would be happy as would many South Africans.
The flu killed 10,000 South Africans last year, there is no flu vaccine available nor is government buying anymore this year. We are in for a rough time this season, so why worry about Covid-19 its here and not going away a few will die of it while our country is dieing faster.
Agreed Mike. If we are on lock down to prepare then are we not going to lock down when the peak hits? How does government plan to support the country and its people a second time in a few months if they lock down again?
This Covid 19 pandemic is a hoax.
We are being manipulated by governments that want to see a one world government, socialistic state.
Just a taste of things to come.