Level 3: Limited domestic travel

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the transitioning from level 4 to level 3 on 24 May.

The following regulations will pertain to media, business services, accommodation and transport services.

Media and entertainment services:

• Online services;
• Productions for local broadcast; and live streaming in support of COVID-19 subject to directions; and
• Newspapers and broadcasting.

Financial and business services:

• Employees should work from home where possible.
• Call centres, for local and all international markets, may operate subject to directions issued by the relevant cabinet members.
• Essential financial services may operate subject to directions issued by the relevant cabinet member.
• Commercial real estate permitted.
• Private security services may operate.
• Implementation of payroll systems.
• Rental of motor vehicles, machinery and equipment, and of personal and household goods to support other level 3 services.
• Other professional services may operate only where work-from-home is not possible, and only to support other level 3 services.

Accommodation and food service activities:

• Accommodation not permitted, except for quarantine essential services.
• Restaurants only for food delivery services (9am-8pm) and subject to curfew (no sit down or pick-up allowed).

Transport, storage and communication services:

• Limited domestic air travel, with a restriction on the number of flights per day and authorisation based on the reason for travel and subject to the ports of entry arrangements.
• Ocean transport permitted only for the shipment of cargo.
• Public rail, minibus taxi and bus services will resume at levels and on terms to be set out in directions, based on the progressive increase in commuter numbers during the various phases.
• E-hailing services subject to restrictions on capacity and times, and for permitted activities only.
• Transport and logistics in respect of specified cargo, and permitted retail goods to neighbouring countries, which shall include all goods imported via SA ports of entry, for re-export to neighbouring countries.
• Essential imported goods will be prioritised through ports of entry and for transport and handling to final users. Directions will be issued in respect of other goods.

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