CHARLES MOLELE
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday night government has taken a decision to ease several lockdown restrictions as it presses ahead with Africa’s biggest rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.
In a prime-time televised address, the president said the decision to ease lockdown restrictions was precipitated by a decline in the number of new cases of the coronavirus, including a significant reduction in COVID-19 hospital admissions across all provinces.
Among new amendments to level 3 lockdown, restrictions on the sales of alcohol will be eased, allowing licensed establishments to sell for off-site consumption from Monday to Thursday from 10am to 6pm, and licenced establishment for on-site consumption any day of the week from 10am to 10pm.
The curfew has also been shortened and will now run from 11pm to 4am, adding that establishments will need to close by 10pm to allow their customers and staff to return home on time.
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