IN FULL | Ramaphosa on the move to lockdown level 1

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President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Wednesday evening after months of lockdown regulations to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

With the move to alert level 1, we will gradually and cautiously ease restrictions on international travel.

Where a traveller has not done a Covid-19 test prior to departure, they will be required to remain in mandatory quarantine at their own cost. The sale of alcohol at retail outlets for home consumption is now permitted from Monday to Friday, from 9am to 5pm. Because there are several remaining restrictions that can only be enacted through disaster regulations, we have already extended the national state of disaster by a month to October 15.

Following several weeks of engagement, the social partners at Nedlac have made tremendous progress on an ambitious social compact for economic recovery. This represents a historic milestone for our country, demonstrating what can be achieved when we unite to confront an urgent crisis. More than 800,000 companies have benefited through the UIF wage support scheme and through the grants and loans provided by various government departments and public entities.More than 4 million workers have received R42bn in wage support, helping to protect these jobs even while companies were not able to operate.

Adjustments have been made to the Loan Guarantee Scheme to make it easier for companies of any size to access credit at low interest rates, with repayments delayed for as much as twelve months. The donations came from ordinary people and workers, religious organisations, political parties, non-governmental organisations, trusts and foundations.

As we move to the next alert level, we are increasing and improving support services for survivors of gender-based violence, particularly in the identified hotspots. The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the extent to which corruption has infected our society and robbed our country of vital resources at the time we need them most.

This is a historic development that we hope will set a precedent for all future expenditure of this nature. Secondly, we must maintain a distance of one-and-a-half metres from other people at all times and ensure that we are in spaces that are well ventilated.Fourthly, we must download the Covid Alert South Africa app, and protect our families and communities.

 

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