Cinemas, museums, gyms and galleries are among industries that will have to shut down until 11 July as the country enters 14 days of Adjusted Alert Level 4 Lockdown regulations.<\/p>\n
This much is confirmed in a Government Gazette signed by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.<\/p>\n
Gatherings at cinemas, theatres, gyms, fitness centres, conferencing, exhibitions and entertainment centres will not be operational during this period. After 11 July, the provision will be reviewed.<\/p>\n
Above this, gatherings at beaches, parks and dams will also be prohibited during this period.<\/p>\n
While restaurants, hotels, lodges, bed and breakfasts, timeshare facilities, resorts and guest houses would operate, they would also do so at 50% capacity of the available rooms for accommodation. Patrons, read the regulations, are expected to observe distances of at least 1.5 metres from each other when in common spaces.<\/p>\n
\u201cRestaurants and other in-house dining facilities may only operate for off-sale consumption of food and non-alcoholic beverages,\u201d read the regulations.<\/p>\n
Owners and managers of establishments listed in the regulations are urged to ensure compliance.<\/p>\n
Failure to do so, the regulations state, \u201ccommits an offence and is, on conviction, liable to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny person who attends an establishment for in-house services, and who knows or ought to have known or suspected such attendance is prohibited, commits an offence and is, on conviction, liable to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Source: South African Government News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"