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President Cyril Ramaphosa.Image: GCIS
AWAITING AN EASING

President Ramaphosa to address nation at 7pm this evening

Amid speculation of a lowering of the national lockdown regulations to Level 1, it has been announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 7pm this evening. Many are hoping that restrictions on gatherings will be…

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TIME FOR SOME TO WORK: The stringent laws that restrict the movement of private citizens remain, with only a few concessions that will be welcomed by citizens cooped up at home.Picture: AFP
RESTRICTIONS

Back to work for 1.5m South Africans as lockdown rules eased

STHEMBILE CELE AND QAANITAH HUNTER Masks on in public and everyone under curfew at night The economy was the biggest winner in the government’s relaxed Covid-19 regulations announced yesterday, as more than 1.5-million workers are…

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ON PATROL: You still can’t walk the dog or go jogging. Gyms will not reopen, though “some form of exercise” will be allowed. Details next week.Picture: Thapelo Morebudi / The Sunday Times
ANALYSIS

Quick guide to understanding level 4 lockdown rules

Now that the Covid-19 national command council has outlined what lockdown level 4 means, South Africans are expected to adhere to the new regulations. Here is a list of what will change in this new phase of lockdown: No, you still can’t…

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