{"id":351087,"date":"2020-05-08T07:31:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T05:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=351087"},"modified":"2020-05-08T08:53:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T06:53:48","slug":"what-to-expect-from-level-3-lockdown-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/trending\/351087-what-to-expect-from-level-3-lockdown-rules.html","title":{"rendered":"What to expect from level 3 lockdown rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Africa recently ended a strict five-week lockdown after the country moved to level 4 under the new 5-level COVID-19 alert system.<\/p>\n

While the country is still under national lockdown, a few of the most stringent rules were lifted.<\/p>\n

Certain people may return to work and jogging, cycling, and walking is now allowed between 06:00 and 09:00.<\/p>\n

Retail stores are also allowed to sell more items. A few noteworthy additions to the list are winter clothing, ICT equipment, and hardware goods.<\/p>\n

The new regulations<\/strong><\/a> were welcomed, but many people and businesses feel more needs to be done.<\/p>\n

The ban on alcohol and cigarette sales has been criticized for encouraging their illicit trade and for costing the country a lot of money in lost tax revenue.<\/p>\n

Another contentious area is ecommerce. Most countries allow unfettered ecommerce during their COVID-19 lockdowns, because of the contactless nature of the industry.<\/p>\n

This is not the case in South Africa. Online shops are only allowed to sell the products which brick-and-mortar shops are allowed to sell.<\/p>\n

The reason for this decision, which many people feel is ill-advised<\/strong><\/a> and counter-productive, is \u201cfairness\u201d towards physical shops.<\/p>\n

Many people are also lobbying the government to increase the time allowed to exercise outside, to ease congestion and allow people to jog or walk outside after work.<\/p>\n

Need to open the economy<\/h3>\n

The national lockdown has wreaked havoc on the economy. Early estimates are that South Africa\u2019s GPD is expected to contract by between 6% and 15%.<\/p>\n

Many businesses will close, and the National Treasury predicts that between 3-7 million jobs<\/strong><\/a> will be lost.<\/p>\n

This could drive the unemployment rate in the country to above 50% and lead to a volatile situation in poorer communities.<\/p>\n

Sygnia CEO Magda Wierzycka has said<\/strong><\/a> South Africa\u2019s economy is already over the brink and people should be allowed to go back to work to make a living.<\/p>\n

She warned that South Africa is heading for a humanitarian crisis, with people running out of food and money.<\/p>\n

She said thousands of people are already queuing for 15 hours to get food parcels \u2013 something which has never happened in South Africa before.<\/p>\n

She said the risk posed by the struggling economy is now higher than the risk posed by the COVID-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnless urgent steps are taken to unlock this economy, COVID-19 will be the least of our problems,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Moving to level 3<\/h3>\n

Many politicians have hinted that the government is looking to move to level 3 as soon as possible to allow more economic activity.<\/p>\n

While the government is yet to make regulations which will stipulate exactly what will be allowed under level 3, it has provided guidelines.<\/p>\n

Its Draft Framework for Sectors<\/strong><\/a> document, released on 25 April, provides an overview of which services will be allowed at the five levels.<\/p>\n

It should be noted that this document is subject to revision and the final regulations may include changes.<\/p>\n

The tables below provide a summary of the Draft Framework provided by the government.<\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Sale of ICT Equipment<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Alert Level<\/strong><\/td>\nDirection<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 5<\/td>\nOnline delivery of ICT equipment only<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 4<\/td>\nAllowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 3<\/strong><\/td>\nAllowed<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 2<\/td>\nAllowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 1<\/td>\nAllowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Household Appliances<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Alert Level<\/strong><\/td>\nAllowed or Not<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 5<\/td>\nNot allowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 4<\/td>\nNot allowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 3<\/strong><\/td>\nAllowed<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 2<\/td>\nAllowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 1<\/td>\nAllowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Motor Vehicles Sales<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Alert Level<\/strong><\/td>\nAllowed or Not<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 5<\/td>\nNot allowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 4<\/td>\nNot allowed (Specific Directions)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 3<\/strong><\/td>\nAllowed<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 2<\/td>\nAllowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 1<\/td>\nAllowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Sale of Hardware<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Alert Level<\/strong><\/td>\nAllowed or Not<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 5<\/td>\nNot allowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 4<\/td>\nAllowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 3<\/strong><\/td>\nAllowed<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 2<\/td>\nAllowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 1<\/td>\nAllowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Sale of Clothing<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Alert Level<\/strong><\/td>\nWhat is allowed<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 5<\/td>\nChildren\u2019s and winter clothing only<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 4<\/td>\nChildren\u2019s and winter clothing only<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 3<\/strong><\/td>\nAll clothing and footwear<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 2<\/td>\nAll clothing and footwear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 1<\/td>\nAll clothing and footwear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Sale of Hot Food<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Alert Level<\/strong><\/td>\nAllowed or Not<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 5<\/td>\nNot allowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 4<\/td>\nOnly for home delivery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 3<\/strong><\/td>\n*Uncertain<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 2<\/td>\nAllowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 1<\/td>\nAllowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Take-Aways<\/strong><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Alert Level<\/strong><\/td>\nWhat is allowed<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 5<\/td>\nNot permitted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 4<\/td>\nHome delivery only from 09:00 and 19:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 3<\/strong><\/td>\nHome delivery only from 09:00 and 19:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 2<\/td>\nTake-away and deliveries allowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 1<\/td>\nTake-away and deliveries allowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Restaurants<\/strong><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Alert Level<\/strong><\/td>\nWhat is allowed<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 5<\/td>\nNo restaurant, take-away, bar and canteen services permitted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 4<\/td>\nOpen only for food delivery between 09:00 and 19:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 3<\/strong><\/td>\nOpen only for food delivery between 09:00 and 19:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 2<\/td>\nOpen for take-away and delivery only<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 1<\/td>\nOpen for sit-down, take-away and delivery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Hotels and B&Bs<\/strong><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Alert Level<\/strong><\/td>\nAllowed or Not<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 5<\/td>\nNot allowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 4<\/td>\nNot allowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 3<\/strong><\/td>\nNot allowed<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 2<\/td>\nAllowed for business travel only<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 1<\/td>\nOpen to everyone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Air Travel<\/strong><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Alert Level<\/strong><\/td>\nAllowed or Not<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 5<\/td>\nNot allowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 4<\/td>\nNot allowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 3<\/strong><\/td>\nLimited domestic air travel, with a restriction on the number of flights per day<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 2<\/td>\nLimited domestic air travel, with a restriction on the number of flights per day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 1<\/td>\nAll air travel permitted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Sale of Liquor\/Alcohol<\/strong><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Alert Level<\/strong><\/td>\nAllowed or Not<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 5<\/td>\nNo sale of liquor permitted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 4<\/td>\nNo sale of liquor permitted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 3<\/strong><\/td>\nSale of liquor allowed, subject to limited hours<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 2<\/td>\nAllowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 1<\/td>\nAllowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Sale of Cigarettes<\/strong><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Alert Level<\/strong><\/td>\nAllowed or Not<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 5<\/td>\nNot allowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 4<\/td>\nNot allowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 3<\/strong><\/td>\nAllowed<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 2<\/td>\nAllowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 1<\/td>\nAllowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Domestic Workers and Gardeners<\/strong><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Alert Level<\/strong><\/td>\nWhat is allowed<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 5<\/td>\nLive-in staff and staff providing care to vulnerable people<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 4<\/td>\nPermitted to support all Level 4 personnel and live-in staff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 3<\/strong><\/td>\nPermitted to support all\u00a0Level 3\u00a0personnel and live-in staff; Gardening and swimming pool services.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 2<\/td>\nAll private household employment permitted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 1<\/td>\nAll private household employment permitted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Exercise<\/strong><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Alert Level<\/strong><\/td>\nWhat is allowed<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 5<\/td>\nProhibited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 4<\/td>\nWalking, jogging and cycling permitted between 06:00 and 09:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 3<\/strong><\/td>\nWalking, jogging and cycling permitted<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 2<\/td>\nWalking, jogging and cycling permitted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 1<\/td>\nWalking, jogging and cycling permitted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Travel Between Provinces<\/strong><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Alert Level<\/strong><\/td>\nAllowed or Not<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 5<\/td>\nNot permitted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 4<\/td>\nNot permitted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 3<\/strong><\/td>\nNot permitted<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 2<\/td>\nAllowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 1<\/td>\nAllowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Stay at Home<\/strong><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Alert Level<\/strong><\/td>\nRegulation<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 5<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 4<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 3<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 2<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 1<\/td>\nNo, but encouraged<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Curfews<\/strong><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Alert Level<\/strong><\/td>\nTime<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 5<\/td>\n20:00 to 05:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 4<\/td>\n20:00 to 05:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 3<\/strong><\/td>\n20:00 to 05:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 2<\/td>\n20:00 to 05:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 1<\/td>\nNo curfew<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Mandatory Use of Cloth Masks<\/strong><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Alert Level<\/strong><\/td>\nMandatory<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 5<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 4<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 3<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 2<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 1<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
E-Hailing Services (Uber and Bolt)<\/strong><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Alert Level<\/strong><\/td>\nAllowed or Not<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 5<\/td>\nYes, subject to restrictions on capacity and times<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 4<\/td>\nYes, subject to restrictions on capacity and times<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 3<\/strong><\/td>\nYes, subject to restrictions on capacity and times<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 2<\/td>\nYes, subject to restrictions on capacity and times<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 1<\/td>\nYes, subject to restrictions on capacity and times<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Postal and Courier Services<\/strong><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Alert Level<\/strong><\/td>\nAllowed or Not<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 5<\/td>\nOnly allowed for transport of medical products<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 4<\/td>\nAllowed for all permitted\u00a0items at level 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 3<\/strong><\/td>\nAllowed to transport all retail goods, subject to directions<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 2<\/td>\nAllowed to transport all retail goods, subject to directions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 1<\/td>\nAllowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Now read: South Africa is heading for a humanitarian disaster \u2013 Sygnia CEO<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here is a summary of what South Africa can expect under level 3 of the lockdown, and how it compares to the current level 4 regulations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":350544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40380],"tags":[35,17936,58470],"class_list":["post-351087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trending","tag-headline","tag-level-3","tag-lockdown"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351087"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=351087"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":351133,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351087\/revisions\/351133"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=351087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=351087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}