SOUTH Africa will penalize people for not wearing masks in public places as part of efforts to curb the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, the government announced on Monday.
Should people not take all reasonable measures to ensure masks are worn, they will face a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment, said Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
“We have introduced provisions that enforce the mandatory wearing of face masks, particularly in a public setting,” said the minister, while elaborating on the Amendment of Level Three Coronavirus COVID-19 Regulations.
The amended regulations, announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday evening, reinforce the mandatory wearing of masks in public or in public places because “there are a number of people who have taken to organizing parties, who have drinking sprees, and some who
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