1. Restaurants and Supermarkets

Restaurants remain closed, but supermarkets are open to sell essential goods.

2. Alcohol

Transportation is not allowed except for producing essential products such as hand sanitisers, disinfectants, soap.

3. Essential goods were expanded to include

Hardware, components and supplies needed for emergency repairs at homes or for any project related to the provision of water, electricity or other essential services.

4. Emergency Automotive Repairs

Are included as an essential service now, provided that it is to be used for vehicles used by persons engaged in essential services.

5. Trades now part of essential services

The following is now included in essential services: locksmiths, glaziers, roof repairers, plumbers, electricians

6. Children may be moved between parents

Provided certain conditions are met, which include:

Having a court order;
Where a parental responsibilities and right agreement or parenting plan with the family advocate is in existence.

The regulations also state that the above applies only if the household to which the child is moving does not contain a person who has contact with (or may have reasonably come into contact with) another person with Covid-19.

The parent or caregiver transporting the child must also have in his or her possession a copy of the above court order.

7. Call Centres

As an essential – those necessary to provide debt restructuring for consumers of retailers & those providing access to short-term insurance policies

8. Cargo at ports

May be exported and transported

9. Mines

Are now allowed to operate to a maximum of 50% of production capacity (normal production) but under the proviso that strict preventative health & transportation rules are applied

10. No residential evictions are permitted



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