As the lockdown is extended, some regulations are starting to be eased.
Cogta Minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma briefed the media on Thursday alongside other ministers in the national command council on the amended regulations.
She said the sale and transportation of alcohol remain prohibited and regulations regarding funerals will also remain.
However, some industries will have to resume their work.
Dlamini-Zuma said in the amended regulation the transportation of essential goods is permitted from warehousing sites to essential service providers except for the transportation of liquor.
Stores selling hardware products and vehicle components may open but must maintain a register of persons buying essential goods listed in Part A of Annexure B of the Regulations.
Clothing, blankets, towels, cots mattresses, teething rings, pacifiers, bibs, feeding bottles, and other non-consumable goods essential for the care of babies and toddlers, may only be sold by a retailer who is otherwise permitted to sell essential goods.
Call centres used by retailers who deal with accounts and insurance will now be opened.
Private homeowners should be allowed to contact plumbers and electricians if there is an emergency.
People offering essential services will also need someone to fix their cars and since so many people are working from home certain IT services should also be available.
Every week certain areas will be "opened".
Minister Dlamini-Zuma says even if lockdown ends on 30 April you cant "open the floodgates".
She says new conditions will be announced every week and some will be in place for a very long time.
The Minister of Trade and Industry Ebrahim Patel says it is not possible to indicate which goods and services will be open first, it is based on a risk assessment.
Here is the Government Gazette on the latest lockdown regulation amendments: Final Amended Regulations
