New regulations have been published which relax restrictions on exercise, sit-down restaurants, entertainment venues, accommodation, and domestic air travel in South Africa.<\/p>\n
Last week, Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma released amended regulations related to the \u201cadvanced level 3\u201d lockdown rules.<\/p>\n
The amended regulations still only allow exercise between 06:00 and 18:00, but it can now be done in groups of up to four people.<\/p>\n
Dlamini-Zuma indicated that many public areas must remain closed, including gyms and fitness centres, sports grounds and swimming pools, beaches, and public parks.<\/p>\n
She also prohibited f\u00eates, bazaars, night clubs, bars, taverns, shebeens, and similar establishments from reopening.<\/p>\n
Accommodation establishments which are not formally accredited and licensed, such as private homes for paid leisure accommodation (like Airbnb), must also remain closed.<\/p>\n
On Monday, Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane published rules<\/strong><\/a> for restaurants, conferences, casinos, and other entertainment venues to open.<\/p>\n Restaurants are required to conduct a screening questionnaire on all guests, patrons must wear masks and a distance of 1.5 metres must be kept between guests.<\/p>\n No self-service buffets are allowed, menus must be replaced with non-touch options and tables must be sanitised before and after each guest.<\/p>\n Casinos, in turn, can only use 50% of the gambling floor with at least 1.5 metres between patrons.<\/p>\n Today, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula published amended regulations related to domestic air travel which allow more airports to open.<\/p>\n Domestic passenger flights are now permitted in the following domestic airports:<\/p>\n The Council of Education Ministers today released a statement which halted the return to school of some grades.<\/p>\n The council announced that only Grade 6, Grade 11, and Grade R learners will return to school on Monday 6 July. This decision affects all provinces.<\/p>\n It is a departure from the plan announced on 29 June to also allow Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3 and Grade 10 learners to return to school next week.<\/p>\n According to the statement, the other grades will be phased in during July in a \u201cdifferentiated approach\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will adjust the reopening phases based on the risk-adjusted strategy which is a considered attempt to balance our approach to school reopening,\u201d Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga said.<\/p>\n Motshekga is expected to hold a press briefing this weekend to provide further details on the department\u2019s revised plans.<\/p>\n DECISION from CEM: pic.twitter.com\/wwBLAqtXK2<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Dep. Basic Education (@DBE_SA) July 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
Changes to learners returning to schools<\/h3>\n
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