During the briefing, the minister detailed the classification of industries as part of the risk adjusted strategy on re-opening the economy.<\/p>\n
When the lockdown came into effect on 27 March, several sectors and industries were deemed essential and continued to function.<\/p>\n These included all energy, water and sanitation, telecommunication infrastructure, health sector, food production, healthcare and hygiene products.<\/p>\n All critical public sectors were also classified as such. Most financial sectors and mining, construction, communication, media, call centres and parts of the public sector have also been working during lockdown.<\/p>\n Level 4 lockdown regulations<\/strong><\/p>\n Level 4 will see all agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing and related services, including the export of agricultural products, permitted to operate.<\/p>\n Automotive manufacturing, including components, will be scaling up in phases to 50% employment. Stationery production will be\u00a0 scaling up in phases to 50% employment.<\/p>\n Cement, other construction material, and hardware, will from next month also scale up in phases of up to 50% employment. All other manufacturing will scale up to 20% employment.<\/p>\n In construction and related services, road and bridge projects, other public works civil engineering projects; and critical maintenance and repairs will commence.<\/p>\n From next month, restaurants will be able to sell hot cooked food for home delivery. Sit down or pick-up are still not permitted.<\/p>\n While the ban on the sale of alcohol will remain in level 4, stationery and educational books as well as tobacco product sales will commence. Personal ICT equipment, including computers, mobile telephones and other home office equipment, will be permitted in the relaxed regulations.<\/p>\n The updated regulations will also lift a ban on ICT services for all private and business customers.<\/p>\n Regarding transport, public rail, minibus taxi and bus services will resume at levels and on terms as will be set out in directions, based on the progressive increase in commuter numbers during the various phases.<\/p>\n The mining sector will see open-cast mining scaled up to full employment. All other mining starting in batches, will scale up towards 50% employment.<\/p>\n Patel said recycling of glass, paper and metal, including by informal recyclers, will be permitted at 50% capacity.<\/p>\n Fitness enthusiasts will breathe a sigh of relief as they will from Friday be able exercise under certain restrictions yet to be announced. These include no training in groups and a ban remaining on recreational facilities and gyms.<\/p>\n Patel reiterated that all Covid-19 health and safety protocols will still have to be followed at all times. This, he said, includes the observance of guidelines for social distancing, sanitation and hygiene, and use of appropriate personal protective equipment, like cloth face masks, as determined by the National Department of Health.<\/p>\n During level 4, people will be permitted to travel to perform and acquire services only where such services cannot be provided from the safety of one\u2019s home.<\/p>\n As we move from level 5 to #level4lockdown<\/a> on 1 May, social distancing and hygiene remain important. #clothmask<\/a> will be mandatory https:\/\/t.co\/C4PxscTI1n<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 South African Government (@GovernmentZA) April 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Alert-levels-May.png\")
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