Movement of persons in terms of alert level 4 (Regulation 16)
Every person is confined to his or her place of residence.
A person may only leave their place of residence to –
Perform an essential or permitted service, as allowed in Alert level 4;
Go to work where a permit which corresponds with Form 2 of Annexure A to the new Regulations has been issued;
Buy permitted goods;
Obtain services that are allowed to operate as set out in Table 1 to the Regulations;
Move children, as allowed in Regulation 17 of the new Regulations;
Walk, run or cycle between the hours of 06H00 to 09H00 within 5 kilometre radius of their place of residence (provided that this is not done in organised groups). Please also note that all public parks, sport grounds and sport fields, beaches and swimming pools are not allowed to be open during this level. You may therefore not, for instance, play golf on your local golf course.
Every person is confined to his or her place of residence from 20H00 until 05h00 daily, except where a person has been granted a permit to perform an essential or permitted service as listed in Annexure D, or is attending to a security or medical emergency.
Movement between provinces, metropolitan areas and districts are prohibited, except –
For workers who have a permit to perform an essential or permitted service who have to commune to and from work on a daily basis;
The attendance of a funeral, as allowed;
The transportation of mortal remains; and
For learners who have to commute to and from school or higher education institutions on a daily basis during periods when those institutions are permitted to operate.
Any person who was not at their place of residence, or work before the lockdown period and who could not travel between provinces, metropolitan and district areas during the lockdown, are permitted, on a once-off basis, to return to their places of residence or work and will be required to stay in such place until the end of Alert Level 4. If you need to return to your place of residence/employment in another city or province YOU MUST DO SO BETWEEN 1 MAY 2020 AND 7 MAY 2020. You do not need a permit, to make use of this opportunity to travel, but we advise that you should, if possible, have a proof of employment and / or proof of residence.