7 things you still can’t do under lockdown level 2
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has published the official alert level 2 lockdown regulations for South Africa, detailing the eased restrictions for the country.
As part of the directive, Dlamini-Zuma also outlined some of the ‘specific economic exclusions’ which remain prohibited.
“Persons will be permitted to perform any type of work outside the home, and to travel to and from work and for work purposes under alert level 2,” the directive states. This is subject to:
- Strict adherence to health protocols and social distancing measure;
- The return to work being phased-in in order to put in place measures to make the workplace Covid-19 ready;
- The return to work being done in a manner that avoids and reduces risks of infection;
- The work not listed under the specific economic exclusions.
These economic exclusions include:
- Night clubs;
- International passenger air travel for leisure purposes;
- Passenger ships for international leisure purposes;
- Attendance of any sporting event by spectators;
- International sports events;
- Exclusions relating to public transport services: this relates to long-distance public transport (busses and taxis) being only allowed to operate at 70% capacity;
- Exclusions relating to education services: currently this relates to grades which are yet to return, and certain university classes.
All activities are also still restricted to within curfew hours, which is 04h00 to 22h00 each day. Only those with special permits are excluded from this.
Stay at home if you can
In an effort to balance lives and livelihoods, President Cyril Ramaphosa has encouraged people to stay at home if they can and, if possible, to work from home, especially if they are over the age of 60 or have underlying conditions.
Yo keep the remaining restrictions in place and to maintain some of the essential elements of the health response, the president extended the national state of disaster until 15 September 2020.
“With this new phase of our response, we need to put in place the practices and forms of behaviour that we must continue to adopt for some time to come.
“This virus will remain with us for many months and I must applaud the many South Africans who have changed their way of life to meet that reality,” said the president.
With the potential of a second wave still on the cards, president Ramaphosa urged citizens to maintain the hygiene protocols of washing and sanitising of hands, observing social distancing and wearing masks.
“Familiarity with each other should not allow us to forget these precautions,” he said.
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