President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that a number of South Africa’s blocking regulations will relax as the country shifts to a Level 1 blockade from Sunday, September 20.
In a national speech on Wednesday night (September 16), the representative said the country “resisted the storm” in its fight against coronavirus and that knowledge shows a clear downward trend in the country.
However, he warned that “we are still in the midst of a fatal epidemic” and said that the ultimate vital task is that the country is not affected by a momentary wave of contagion as seen internationally.
To help save you a wave of imaginable moments, Ramaphosa said the government will expand its evidence to include more categories of people and that the government is also making plans to strengthen its contact-seeking capabilities.
Ramaphosa said South Africa is also involved in a World Health Organization initiative to ensure access to and distribution of an effective coronavirus vaccine at a lower cost. Local experts are also working on a vaccine.
Lighter restrictions
While Covid-19 cases are declining, the president said the country would move to block 1 point from Sunday (effective at Array or 12:01 on Monday), with restrictions in the following areas:
meetings
travel
Other changes
Ramaphosa said it would be the “new normal” and that updated restrictions will be published in the coming days for clarity.
New recovery plan
The move to Level 1 comes after the National Council for Economic Development and Labour (Nedlac) agreed on an action plan for South Africa’s recovery.
The plan aims to build trust and put South Africa on the path of investment and growth.
“The social partners have known spaces of precedence for the reconstruction of the economy as well as structural reforms and other programmes that will enable sustainable and inclusive expansion with extensive task creation,” the presidency said.
While the main points of the plan will not be announced until it is finaled through the cabinet, the Presidency said it would be in solving Eskom’s structural and financial problems.
“The social partners also agreed on a social pact that commits government, business, staff and the network to mobilizing the budget to deal with Eskom’s monetary crisis in a sustainable manner, in exchange for an efficient, productive and responsive Eskom that produces electricity. costs to communities and industries,” he says.
Another key pillar of the plan will be infrastructure, with a great effort of progression noted to stimulate post-blocking recovery and create jobs.
This follows the publication through the Presidency of a list of ‘priority infrastructure projects’, which are expected to pave the way for the start of personal investment in a 3. 3 billion rand programme over the next decade.
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