City of Cape Town provides list of stores allowed to be open amid Covid-19 lockdown

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Here's a list of stores in Cape Town that are permitted to remain open. The CapeArgus lockdown Day6

Cape Town - The City of Cape Town said it has noted the uncertainty over the National Government’s lockdown regulations and subsequent amendments published by the Department of Co-operative Government and Traditional Affairs , specifically pertaining to what constitutes essential goods and services. James Vos, Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Opportunities and Asset Management, on Wednesday.

Vos said it is clear from regulation 11A that essential goods include any food product, animal food, cleaning and hygiene products and medical products. This is therefore what stores should be limiting their product range to as per National Government’s regulations. "It is worth noting that neither cellphone shops nor money lending businesses are allowed to operate during the lockdown. Cigarettes may be sold during the lockdown, but only together with essential goods.

The list of stores that therefore are permitted to remain open, according to the guidelines and which have been confirmed by SAPS WC, are:Health food stores. Where these shops sell food, hygiene products and/or cleaning products, they are permitted to be open. If open, these stores may sell ONLY essential goodsIn addition to the above, businesses can deliver essential goods to people’s homes, but they can't deliver hot meals or any non-essential goods to people's homes.

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