10 key questions about the Covid-19 lockdown answered

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Midnight on Thursday will mark the start of a new period of uncertainty as South Africans adapt to life under a nationwide lockdown in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. We answer 10 questions that are on most people's minds at the moment.

"The lockdown seeks to limit unnecessary movement so that also has an impact on transport because you cannot commute like business as usual," he said.

Companies will issue the permit . These will be granted only to people who comply with the list published by the government, said Patel.At this stage it's not quite clear, but the government has encouraged parents to try not move their children around.

 

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