Level 3: Agriculture, manufacturing, electricity/gas and construction regulations announced

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President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Wednesday, 13 May, that South Africa will move to Level 3 of lockdown.

The following regulations will apply to agriculture, manufacturing, electricity, gas, water supply and construction.

Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing:

• All agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing and related services permitted

Electricity, gas and water supply:

• All electricity, gas and water supply will be permitted

Manufacturing:

• Manufacture of all retail products permitted to be sold under Level 3, and all input products, permitted scaling up to full employment, except where otherwise indicated.
• Manufacturing of paper and paper products, permitted to scale up to full employment.
• Manufacturing of packaging, including glass, plastic bottles and containers, permitted to scale up to full employment.
• Petroleum smelters, refineries and furnaces, permitted to scale up to full employment.
• Manufacturing of winter clothing, bedding and heaters, and all inputs required, permitted scaling up to full employment.
• Automotive manufacturing, including components, scaling up in phases to 100% employment.
• Stationery production, scaling up to 100% employment.
• Cement and other construction material, scaling up to 100% employment.
• Steel and other metal manufacturing, scaling up in phases to 100% employment.
• Clothing, textiles and footwear, scaling up in phases to 100% employment.
• Other chemical manufacturing, scaling up in phases to 100% employment.
• All other manufacturing, scaling up in phases to 50% employment.

Construction and related services:

• Civil engineering for public works projects (including water, energy, sanitation).
• Critical public works construction.
• Road and bridge projects.
• Other public works civil engineering projects.
• Commercial building projects.
• Critical maintenance and repairs.

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