Some beaches to be closed over the festive season, while SA will have earlier curfew
Ramaphosa calls for action in striking a balance between containing Covid-19 and protecting the economy
14 December 2020 - 21:13
President Cyril Ramaphosa tightened regulations to prevent the spread of Covid, including the imposition of a longer curfew, restrictions on the sale of alcohol and closure of some of the country’s beaches.
However, in his address to the nation on Monday, Ramaphosa made it clear that the country wouldn’t return to the type of lockdown that was seen in the early days of the pandemic, as the government sought to find the balance between containing a resurgent virus and protecting economic activity. Despite a sharp upturn in the third quarter, SA’s GDP is set for its biggest contraction in about a century...
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