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Alcohol sale remains prohibited and illegal under Alert Level 4

Media release from the Eastern Cape Liquor Board The sale of alcohol remains prohibited under Alert level 4 as stipulated in terms of the revised Regulation 44 of the National Disaster Management Act. This means that the sale, dispensing…

DRANK DRY: The ban on the sale of alcohol remains in place under the extended Level 4 restrictionsPicture: 123RF/BRENT HOFACKER

Eastern Cape liquor board notes the suspension of liquor sale and warns communities against sale of illicit spirits and home-made beer

Mgwebi Msiya – Eastern Cape Liquor Board The Eastern Cape Liquor Board (ECLB) has noted the moving of the country to Alert Level 4 with the immediate suspension of the sale of liquor for the next fourteen days. We, therefore, urge all…

FIXING THE PAVING: While some construction work, deemed essential by the Covid-19 Command Council, is allowed at Level 4 lockdown, builders are asking why others are not allowed to work Picture: ROB KNOWLES

Essential work in the construction industry

Due to a general lack of clarity on the specifics, it is difficult for the man on the street to know what constitutes essential work. However, when drivers passing along Southwell Road (R72) see workers deployed to apparently remove weeds…

The increasing absurdity of Patel’s red pen

HILTON TARRANT from MoneyWeb “The latest clothing and motor dealer regulations are so illogical they’re laughable” Published by National Employer Association South Africa. Parts of the article have been highlighted by NEASA’s Media…

SA weighs in on ‘possible discussions’ about level 3 lockdown

South Africans have weighed in about the “possible discussions” to officially ease the country into level 3 lockdown. Although no official statement has been made yet, President Cyril Ramaphosa and his ministers have hinted that level 3…

Can you be arrested for not wearing a mask or exercising after curfew? No, but you could get a hefty fine

Those breaking lockdown regulations will be liable for fines of up to R2,000. This includes being caught with liquor or exercising after the allotted daily three-hour period, Johannesburg metro police spokesperson Wayne Minnaar told…

Back to work, for some

On this, the 39th day of the South African Lockdown, and the 4th day since the lockdown moved to Level 4, It was almost as though all the regulations that have strangled the country’s economy had been lifted as people queued at shops in…

Crowds of customers at Vincent Park shopping centre in East London as many people took advantage of shops opening for lockdown, stage 4. Image: MICHAEL PINYANA

Locals let loose in level 4 lockdown melee

If the first day of the level four lockdown is anything to go by, health and policing authorities are in for a torrid time in the next few weeks. Despite the government imploring the nation to abide by the softer regulations, many South…

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Level 4: A copy and paste of Level 5, disastrous for livelihoods

President Ramaphosa’s cabinet seems to be indulging in all its nanny-state fantasies. The DA has slammed government for “smuggling through an extension of the hard lockdown under the guise of easing restrictions” “Ultimately, there is not…

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UPDATE | WATCH What exactly does level 4 mean? Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma explains

South Africans should get a better understanding of what level 4 restrictions mean from 7.30pm on Wednesday. Co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is scheduled to address a briefing on the new…

COVID-19 Risk Adjusted Strategy – Level 4 – Draft Framework

Draft Framework for Consultation of Covid-19 Risk Adjusted Strategy – LEVEL 4 Level Four: Permitted Retail and Service Operations; and Personal Movement All COVID-19 health and safety protocols must be followed at all times, including…

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

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…

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

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…