COVID-19 INFORMATION AND DOWNLOADS

 

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Official SA Government information site: https://sacoronavirus.co.za/

Business for South Africa COVID-19: https://www.businessforsa.org/

Emergency Response number for COVID-19: 111

 

As per the President’s announcement on 30 September, the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has placed South Africa on Adjusted Level 1 and the restrictions under the Disaster Management Act have been amended accordingly.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Adjusted level 1

• The entire country has been placed back on Adjusted Level 1 as of this morning, the 1st of October 2021.

Freedom of movement

• The curfew has been adjusted to apply from midnight until 4 am;
• This means that all entertainment establishments must close by 23:00 to allow their staff to travel home;
• Should a person need to travel during the curfew hours for work, they need to be in possession of the self-issue permit attached (Form 7);

Funerals

• Funerals are limited to 100 persons or less, provided that no more than 50% of a venue’s capacity may be used;
• No night-vigils or ‘after-tears’ gatherings are permitted;
• Funerals are limited to 2 hours in duration.

Gatherings

• The limits for faith-based, social, political or cultural gatherings has been moved up to 2000 persons outdoors, 750 indoors or 50% of the venue’s capacity, whichever is lesser;
• Gatherings at workplaces for work purposes remain permitted;
• Hospitality establishments may operate at 100% capacity;
• Professional and non-professional sporting matches remain permitted without spectators;

Borders

• The operations of borders remain unchanged in that;
  • 20 land borders remain open but 33 remain closed;
  • International air travel remains limited to;
    • OR Tambo International Airport;
    • King Shaka International Airport;
    • Cape Town International Airport;
    • Lanseria International Airport; and
    • Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport;
  • All commercial seaports remain open for trade but for the first time since the start of the pandemic, cruise ships may also call on South African ports;
  • The transportation of cargo remains permitted

Public transport

• Busses and taxis may continue to operate at 100% capacity for short-distance trips (less than 200kms) and 70% capacity for long distance trips.

Sale, dispensing and transportation of liquor

• The restrictions on the sale of liquor for off-site consumption have been removed and will now revert back to the times as regulated by an entity’s liquor licence;
• The sale for onsite consumption is permitted on any day, subject to the curfew;
• The consumption of liquor in public placed remain prohibited;
• the transportation of liquor remains permitted;