Ramaphosa announces new lockdown restrictions for South Africa

[Hanno Labuschagne]

President Ramaphosa announces new lockdown restrictions for South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the classification of new COVID-19 hotspots in South Africa, as well as new nationwide lockdown restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 cases in South Africa.

In an address to the nation on Monday 14 December, Ramaphosa said that the Sarah Baartman district in the Eastern Cape and the Garden Route district in the Western Cape are now COVID-19 hotspots.

These hotspots are classified by analysing the number of new COVID-19 cases that occur per day, the testing rate within the population, the positivity rate within the population, and the number of cases and deaths.

 

[Azg]

 

[object]

Just bought new speedos

 

[Thor]

Article doesn't specify the regulations for the Western Cape

 

[Azg]

I am still to be convinced on the reason for banning people from the beaches between sunrise (currently 5:30am) and 9:00. Previously discussed at length on MyBB in the countdown from levels 5 to 1.

 

[B-1]

I am still to be convinced on the reason for banning people from the beaches between sunrise (currently 5:30am) and 9:00.

Its better if all those people go to the malls instead. Great for our economy.

 

[Azg]

Its better if all those people go to the malls instead. Great for our economy.

I see!

 

[Chris_SA]

Holiday booked in a remote town in garden route... Ok let me lose that money and go join the millions on Margate.

Such BS.

 

[neoprema]

Just bought new speedos

so many people will be thankful the beaches are closed... so many people.....

 

[neoprema]

When they say "beaches" is this ALL beaches or only public beaches? I mean if you have a little resort on the end of 20km of sand road and it has a beach that its built on for its guests to use, is it closed too?

 

[borro]

 

[MightyQuin]

Article doesn't specify the regulations for the Western Cape

No closed beaches. 10pm curfew.

 

[CAPS LOCK]

No closed beaches. 10pm curfew.

11pm curfew I recall. 10pm is knock-off time for hospitality workers to get home in time.

 

[LCBXX]

More rules for us to fight over amongst ourselves, whilst the ANC carries on stealing.

Enjoy the holidays, Folks.

 

[Dan C]

Wonder if the EFF will arrive in their busses to protest.

 

[CataclysmZA]

The community groups in PE and Kouga are blowing up about the new restrictions.

 

[uchoose]

What's the point of going to an eastern cape holiday town now. No beaches and pub closes at 10pm. Oh well deposits lost.

 

[Moosedrool]

The great liberators saving us from covid-19! We're so happy to have them as our nation's leaders!

 

[Thestealth]

I wonder when people will start taking the pandemic serious? The ignorance is heartbreaking.

 

[Moosedrool]

I wonder when people will start taking the pandemic serious? The ignorance is heartbreaking.

When the "covid is the end of the world" crowd starts recognising the impact of your selfish fear mongering ideas are destroying/killing more people than the virus for years to come.