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2020-05-28 16:00
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She says movement between metros and provinces is prohibited, apart from people who are performing services permitted under Level 3. These people will need permits.
People moving to a new place of residence, moving for work, moving to care for a vulnerable loved one, or moving to a quarantine, would need permits.
The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security cluster (JCPS) will ensure that the public adheres with regulations.
Mapisa-Nqakula called on the public to act responsibly.
Several sectors of the economy will open during Level 3 for the first time since the lockdown began.
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Dlamini-Zuma: We will have a national day of prayer, which will be on Sunday, but this will be praying at home, or through virtual means.
Dlamini-Zuma: We have also widely consulted with religious sectors, led by our president, and are now in a position to categorise religious counselling as an essential service.
Dlamini-Zuma says as previously announced, religious gatherings will be allowed from 1 June, subject to strict conditions, such as wearing of masks, distancing of 1.5m apart, and no more than 50 people at a time. There must also be screening, when people arrive at the venue.
The same applies to funerals, with a limit of 50 people in attendance.
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Dlamini-Zuma: So as we usher Level 3, which will apply nationally from the 1st of June this year, the following areas are declared as hotspots: Tshwane, Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, eThekwini, Nelson Mandela (Bay), Buffalo City, Cape Town, West Coast, Overberg, Cape Winelands District, Chris Hani District in the Eastern Cape, iLembe District in KwaZulu-Natal.
This might mean more “stringent” measures for these areas, says Dlamini-Zuma.
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