Covid-19 REMINDER: No dog walking or jogging during lockdown
Several videos of people jogging and walking their dogs have been circulated on social media.
Residents in various communities are reminded that they are not allowed to jog or walk their dogs during the 21-day lockdown period.
Several videos of people jogging and walking their dogs have been circulated on social media.
During his address to the media on Wednesday, Police Minister Bheki Cele clarified the government’s stance on moving around after the initiation of lockdown, essentially a 24/7 curfew for all South Africans.
“There’s no need to move around. The cluster met, we had discussions and agreed that there shall be no walking of dogs. It doesn’t enhance the call made by the President. If you really want to walk your dog, do it around your house – it ends there.
“The Disaster [Management] Act says the movement of alcohol shall be limited, there shall be no movement of alcohol (during lockdown), that’s illegal. What you have at home, you consume it there at home, not next door.”
Areas that are closed to the public include religious, cultural, sporting, entertainment, educational, organisational and similar premises.
Parks, beaches and swimming pools, open food and flea markets and bazaars will also be closed, as will nightclubs and casinos.
Lodges and guest houses will also be closed, except those who already had tourists when the shutdown was announced.
Also read: Lockdown Regulations: Everything you need to know
Cele also warned that on-consumption premises where alcohol is sold such as shebeens, shisanyamas and taverns are to remain closed.
“This time we are not buying liquor between 9am and 6pm; you shall buy no liquor. I’m sure that makes life easier for all of us.”
He warned that off-consumption outlets that will continue to sell liquor during that lockdown, will be dealt with.
“They shall not sell liquor. I know that some of them have the tendency of moving around bottles during such periods. Any person who is seen leaving a store with liquor will have problems,” he said.
Theatres and cinemas, shopping malls and centres (excluding grocery stores and pharmacies) will also not operate during the lockdown.
Should these laws be broken, perpetrators face six months in jail and fines, or both.
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