21-day nationwide lockdown announced for South Africa

[Sinbad]

READ THIS:

fokol about banking in that essential services list.

 

[Brian_G]

Suggestion (not fake news, just a suggestion) - plan for longer than 21 days, as a worst case scenario. (But still no need to buy food all at once.)

 

[bwana]

I am sure we all know exactly when 00:00 Thursday is. It is obviously the minute after Wednesday 23:59.

What is not clear, to me and many many other people on this thread and on the internet, who are not idiots, is when exactly “midnight” Thursday is. My assumption is that it is at 24:00 Thursday / 00:00 Friday i.e the minute after 23:59 Thursday

Yeah. Midnight, according to Wiki, swings both ways.

Though there is no global unanimity on the issue, most often midnight is considered the start of a new day and is associated with the hour 00:00. Even in locales with this technical resolution, however, vernacular references to midnight as the end of any given day may be common.

Midnight - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[MirageF1]

All will be revealed.

 

[dualmeister]

Yeah - bottle stores can only open at 9am.

I can live with that

 

[Dan C]

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

 

[yebocan]

as mentioned already, we are made for such situations...South Africans, we are tough MF. Look after yourself, your family, your neighbours - be the break in the spread that keeps gogos and oumas and all them immucompromised fellow South Africans safe. We got this, and will come out of this stronger.

 

[lumeer]

fokol about banking in that essential services list.

Or veterinary services.

 

[dualmeister]

Going to need more supplies.

 

[bwana]

Going to need more supplies.

Lockdowns are a red wine affair.

 

[NeonNinja]

 

[Vis1/0N]

Noticed Checkers/Shoprite prices ... very much elevated compared to PicNPay and Spar who were on the regular pricing on items, mostly.

Too bad I did not port or get a MTN Sim, I am on Telkom and likely to lose contact with many people due to the roaming with Vodacom being kak.

Just recently turned down a project worth 150+ hours because I knew I would not be able to allocate time on it. Client was very willing to pay over the odds. Otoh the project from last August should finally get started, and I guess it would be the grindstone these next 3 weeks. Boss is going to expect me to put in 8 hours/day actual production.

 

[bwana]

If you're in a position where you HAVE to go to the shops tomorrow then you're the idiot who hasn't planned ahead.
...

Dial it back.

 

[Superman-7]

Dial it back.

I hardly got started.

 

[naseemsadak]

Everything the president said in pdf View attachment 200323 NCC COVID-19 v6.docx.pdf

 

[maumau]

So after 21 days, then what? We open the borders again and let more of this **** in?

He might extend lockdown

 

[Urist]

Only shops that i'm concerned about is bottle stores.
Food shops will stay open.
Fortunately I have a buddy with a bar.. who happens to need the extra income right now.
Maybe support your local jol with buying their stock?

 

[Temujin]

Everything the president said in pdf View attachment 805453

Why bother, people didn't listen, what makes you think they'll read? just let em run around like headless chickens and hopefully get some good youtube footage

 

[|tera|]

I'm stuffed financially due to financial issues where I work. These 21 days will just be more fuel not to be able to pay us. I've got some real pissed off moments ahead of me. I don't need to be psychic to know.

 

[Milano]

View attachment 805451

Explains why there were delays with the speech.