CHARLES MOLELE
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday that South Africa’s alert level will now be lowered to Level 3 lockdown as from the 1st of June in order to allow for some modicum of economic activity, develop immediate recovery plans and pivoting the South African economy in a position of growth.
Ramaphosa, who has been under immense pressure to open the economy from opposition parties and powerful lobbyists from the business community, said the implementation of alert Level 3 from the beginning of June will involve the return to operation of most sectors of the economy, subject to observance of strict health protocols and social distancing rules.
He said subject to these measures, all manufacturing, mining, construction, financial services, professional and business services, information technology, communications, government services and media services, will begin full re-opening from 1 June.
In a televised live address, Ramaphosa said government’s decision to
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