Lolo Madonsela
SANTACO in the Zululand District is preparing itself for inter-provincial travel as schools re-open on June 8.
According to SANTACO chairperson Sibusiso Zwane, they will be sanitizing all taxis, minibuses and buses that transport schoolchildren in order to ensure safety.
“We need to ensure that the kids are safe. Therefore, we will be sanitizing all taxis, minibuses and buses that transport school kids. This will not only be for the re-opening of schools, but we will continue to sanitize transport every now and then, and we will also ensure that all school kids have masks on before boarding the transport. Those who do not have masks, we will also supply them, as we have been doing to our passengers. Additionally, we will retain the number of learners in our transport, as we have been doing with our other passengers,” said Zwane.
Travel to other provinces has been allowed, with limitations, according to Disaster Management Act: Regulations: Alert Level 3 during the Covid-19 lockdown.
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The regulations state that the movement of persons between provinces, metropolitan areas and districts, and hot-spots is prohibited, except for: – Persons doing so in the course of carrying out work responsibilities or performing a service permitted under Alert Level 3; provided such person is in possession of a permit issued by the employer which corresponds with Form 2 of Annexure A; – Persons travelling for the purpose of moving to a new place of residence or caring for an immediate family member; provided that such person is in possession of an affidavit which corresponds with Form 6 of Annexure A; – Learners or students referred to in Regulation 34(5) who have to commute to and from schools or institutions of higher learning during periods when those schools or institutions are permitted to operate; – Members of Parliament performing oversight responsibilities;
– The attendance of funerals as provided for in Regulation 35; – The transportation of mortal remains;
– Obtaining medical treatment; – Persons who are returning to their place of residence from a quarantine or isolation facility; or – Any movement permitted under Regulation 41.
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