Govt. Regulations

Minister Ronald Lamola: Special Coronavirus COVID-19 parole dispensation statement
“The inmates were granted a special remission of 12 months and those who were classified as low risk, received additional 12 months. This reduced overcrowding in our centres by 8.99%.”

Presidency on placement on parole of selected categories of sentenced offenders during lockdown
“President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the placement on parole of selected categories of sentenced offenders as a measure to combat the spread of COVID-19 in correctional facilities…”

Minister Zweli Mkhize confirms total of 8 232 confirmed cases
Regrettably, we report 8 more COVID-19 related deaths: 2 from KwaZulu Natal and 6 from Western Cape. This brings the total national deaths to 161.We wish to express our condolences to the loved ones…

President Cyril Ramaphosa chairs a virtual consultative meeting
“The countries that have confirmed participation in the virtual consultative meeting include Angola, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.”

Employment and Labour provides UIF contact details for ordinary unemployment benefits
“All those who have enquiries related to ordinary unemployment benefits such as maternity, illness, death, adoption, and or are retrenchments can…

Minister Dlamini Zuma on directions of once off movement of persons
“The purpose of these directions is to regulate the once-off movement of persons who were not at their place of residence or work before the lockdown period and who could not travel between provinces…”

SASSA on date changes for paypoint social grants payments
“This means from May 2020 onwards Old Age Pension and Disability Grants will be paid on the third of every month or the first working day after this date, if the third falls on a weekend or public holiday.”

Update on risk adjustment measures; economic relief interventions on COVID-19
“…we should begin a gradual and phased recovery of economic activity, which will be implemented through a deliberate and cautious approach to the easing…

Treasury on measures for Coronavirus COVID-19 emergency procurement
National Treasury is replacing measures relating to Covid-19 Disaster Management Central Emergency Procurement Strategy, namely Instruction Note 3 of 2020/21 and Circular 101.The new measures…

President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomes Cuban health professionals
“217 Cuban health specialists and workers have arrived in South Africa today, Monday, 27 April 2020 to assist with the fight to curb the spread of the COVID 19 pandemic.”

Western Cape Finance on Coronavirus COVID-19 risk adjusted strategy
“While we continue to support the nation-wide lockdown to stop the spread of Covid-19, it is also critical, that where we can get people back to work, we do so as soon as possible to ensure that livelihoods are maintained, and that we can start…”

A WORKING CLASS RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
On Wednesday 18 March 2020 around 40 activists from various working class formations met at the House of Movements in Johannesburg to plan a working class response to the coronavirus pandemic. This followed a meeting of the Gauteng Community Health…