Covid South Africa: No changes on international travel, Ponta do Ouro border to reopen Friday, initiation schools to close – Dlamini-Zuma | Watch

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Covid South Africa: No changes on international travel, Ponta do Ouro border to reopen Friday, initiation schools to close – Dlamini-Zuma | Watch

9:05 CAT | 30 Dec 2020

FILE PHOTO - Cogta Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma briefs the nation on regulations under lockdown level 1, which comes into effect at midnight, on Sunday 20 September 2020., [File photo: GCIS]

South Africa’s Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Tuesday said that international travel has not changed under the country’s level 3 lockdown.

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Briefing the media, the minister said the 18 land borders, which were partially operational, would be fully operational.

She said the 34 land borders, which were closed will remain closed, except for the Kosibay Border Post [Ponta do Ouro] between South Africa and Mozambique that would reopen on 1 January 2021.

[BREAKING NEWS] The Northern Cape is the only place in SA where people can go to beaches. Public parks and recreation facilities will be closed, except for botanical gardens, zoos and aquariums. Hotels, lodges and B&Bs will remain open. pic.twitter.com/q7IKxs1BUF

— eNCA (@eNCA) December 29, 2020

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‘I had to go look at the map when they said the Northern Cape beaches are open. I thought they were trolling us.” https://t.co/S93jYki00r

— Times LIVE (@TimesLIVE) December 30, 2020

The minister also said initiation schools will have to be closed under the adjusted level 3 lockdown.

She said initiation schools that had already opened prior to the implantation of the country’s level 3 lockdown regulations, would be allowed to continue to operate in order to complete their processes.

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However, Dlamini-Zuma said no new initiates may be taken, and celebrations after the initiation are prohibited.

Earlier, Dlamini-Zuma said people could go to restaurants, museums, gyms, casinos, galleries, cinemas, and theatres.

However, the venues must allow a maximum of 50 people only sitting 1.5 metres apart and alcohol is prohibited from being sold.

If the venue cannot accommodate the 1.5 metre distancing, then the number of people allowed inside must be less than 50.

“Today’s we report that Zambia has characterizes a new strain of COVID-19 , which is the same as the one that was isolated in South Africa” – Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya. pic.twitter.com/C0njMXFGMY

— Ministry of Health Zambia (@mohzambia) December 30, 2020

Following Monday night’s address by President Cyril Ramaphosa on developments in relation to the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, Cabinet ministers are giving more details on the new adjusted regulations.

Dlamini-Zuma is joined by Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize and Police Minister Bheki Cele on Tuesday morning.

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