21-day nationwide lockdown announced for South Africa

[Craig_]

I don't mind working. It's the travel that's concerning me. I travel between Durban and Richard's bay.

According to the health ministers twitter page, failure to comply will be punishable with one month imprisonment and/or a fine.

I doubt police will care if I work on a water plant while arresting me

Maybe ask your employer for a letter confirming that you fall under essential services, if pulled over show this. If it's not legal then his neck is on the line.

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Anyone in the boat of your boss forcing you to work during the lock down? My brother and his friend work as technicians for a security company and they install alarms etc.

Their boss has told them they will not be closing down and will work normal hours, can anyone shed some light and who they can contact to get advice about their situation?

I seem to remember Cyril saying security companies are part of essential services.

 

[Drifter]

Dischem limiting products per customer.

 

[MidnightZA]

Maybe ask your employer for a letter confirming that you fall under essential services, if pulled over show this. If it's not legal then his neck is on the line.

That is what I plan on doing.

SA is famous for wrongful imprisonment. That's why I rather stay at home

(Note that I work on a water plant that hasn't supplied water to public in almost 2 years)

 

[Lupus]

How do you know? What's to say they didn't get exposed to the virus a week before they think they did?

Cause we are working on the Coronavirus averages, you can show symptoms from 2 to 14 days with most people coming in at 5 days. Or you can be asymptomatic where you have no idea.

 

[ronnie_94]

I seem to remember Cyril saying security companies are part of essential services.

He said those in security services such as the police, traffic officers, military medical personnel, soldiers and other persons for our response to the pandemic.

I feel that the security company is playing off of the words "security services" too much.

 

[noxibox]

Holy crap...
"Ramaphosa noted that the Rupert and Oppenheimer families have donated R1 billion each to the cause"
Don't remember that from the speech... Hats off, that's some serious philantropy.

It's good of them to do so, but it's worth keeping in mind that for Rupert that amount is pocket change. I suspect the Oppenheimers are the same.

I better fill up my car... Just in case

Don't forget to weld sheets of metal and spikes onto it.

 

[Sinbad]

Cause we are working on the Coronavirus averages, you can show symptoms from 2 to 14 days with most people coming in at 5 days. Or you can be asymptomatic where you have no idea.

I say again, how do they know when they were exposed? Considering asymptomatic people are contagious too.

 

[Steamy Tom]

I don't think so, they will charge you for the later submission and penalty.
this government is pure evil.

no it is exactly that, he is paye

 

[Lupus]

I say again, how do they know when they were exposed? Considering asymptomatic people are contagious too.

Well yes there is that, I was just saying that the symptom can be from 2 to 14 days.

 

[Drifter]

554 Infected. Hopefully, this lockdown starts to decrease the numbers, but since its only happening on Midnight on Thursday, chances are we could break the thousand mark since there is a 24-48h delay in testing. It's technically 554 people 1-2 days ago. So who knows how high its gonna jump :/

Source for the 554 number?

 

[Urist]

It's good of them to do so, but it's worth keeping in mind that for Rupert that amount is pocket change. I suspect the Oppenheimers are the same.

When considering the net-worth of these billionaires, remember that a lot of their money is tied up in assets, they donated a billion from their pockets while they're probably losing a crapload in the markets as well.

 

[Mila]

And you don't think that's a reason to panic?

Grew up in one. You are stuck at home in July because all your friends are farm kids or on holiday.
You can go with your mom to buy food
Freeze outside
or stay inside and read.

 

[zoozi]

Dischem limiting products per customer.

PNP doing this for a few items:


Woolworths going further:

 

[FiestaST]

 

[zoozi]

Source for the 554 number?

SA's Covid-19 cases rise to 554

The number of Covid-19 cases has risen to 554, health minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Tuesday.

www.timeslive.co.za

 

[Deleted member 369928]

So are we allowed to go for a jog and keep up with our healthy living? Everyone seems to be assuming we are not allowed to go jogging or cycling.

 

[JOEY_8]

Stats for Gauteng, Western Cape and Durban:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1242366355518652416

 

[MirageF1]

The CCMA is closed.

In perpetuity.
Thank goodness.

 

[TheJman]

So are we allowed to go for a jog and keep up with our healthy living? Everyone seems to be assuming we are not allowed to go jogging or cycling.

Yeah, waiting to hear on this as well... I don't think they've released any regulations yet? I'm sure they will - we should make thread that only mods can add and have the announcements by government about what we can and can't do as well as which stores are open etc