President Cyril Ramaphosa will address SA at 8.30pm on Sunday, the presidency said.
The address comes exactly a month after level 4 lockdown restrictions — which included a tightening of the curfew, a ban on gatherings and prohibition on alcohol sales — kicked in, initially for a two-week period before being extended for another two weeks.TimesLIVE reported that this would include moving SA to level 3 lockdown regulations, which would involve allowing sales of alcohol, small gatherings and easing the current curfew.
In a statement, the presidency said the address followed meetings of the national coronavirus command council, the president’s co-ordinating council, and the cabinet. “As SA rolls out its Covid-19 vaccination programme, government and social partners are continuously monitoring Covid-19 infection, treatment and patient recovery rates as well as compliance with health regulations and other prevention measures,” the statement said.
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