Below is a table of the 5 different levels from the Alert System and what restrictions would be implemented depending on the severity level:
| Sectors Permitted | Transport Restrictions | Movement Restrictions | |
| Level 5: High virus spread, and/or low health system readiness | Only essential services | Bus services, taxi services, e-hailing and private motor vehicles may operate at restricted times, with limitations on vehicle capacity and stringent hygiene requirements | No inter-provincial movement of people, except for transportation of goods and exceptional circumstances (e.g. funerals) |
| Level 4: Moderate to high virus spread, with moderate readiness | All essential services, plus:
Food retail stores already permitted to be open permitted may sell full line of products within existing stock All agriculture (horticulture, export agriculture including wool and wine, floriculture and horticulture, and related processing) Forestry, pulp and paper Mining (open cast mines at 100% capacity, all other mines at 50%) All financial and professional services Global business services for export markets Postal and telecommunications services Fibre optic and IT services Formal waste recycling (glass, plastic, paper and metal) |
Bus services, taxi services, e-hailing and private motor vehicles may operate at all times of the day, with limitations on vehicle capacity and stringent hygiene requirements | No inter-provincial movement of people, except for transportation of goods and exceptional circumstances (e.g. funerals) |
| Level 3: Moderate virus spread, with moderate readiness | Licensing and permitting services, deeds offices and other government services designated by the Minister of Public Service and Administration
Take-away restaurants and online food delivery Liquor retail within restricted hours Clothing retail Hardware stores Stationery, personal electronics and office equipment production and retail Books and educational products E-commerce and delivery services Clothing and textiles manufacturing (at 50%capacity) Automotive manufacturing Chemicals Bottling Cement and steel Machinery and equipment Global Business Services SANRAL construction and maintenance Transnet at 100% |
Bus services, taxi services, e-hailing and private motor vehicles may operate at all times of the day, with limitations on vehicle capacity and stringent hygiene requirements
Limited passenger rail restored, with stringent hygiene conditions in place
Limited domestic air travel, with a restriction on the number of flights per day and authorisation based on the reason for travel |
No inter-provincial movement of people, except for transportation of goods and exceptional circumstances (e.g. funerals) |
| Level 2: Moderate virus spread, with high readiness | Construction
All other retail All other manufacturing Mining (all mines at 100% capacity) All government services Installation, repairs and maintenance Domestic work and cleaning services Informal waste-pickers |
Domestic air travel restored Car rental services restored | Movement between provinces at Level 1 and 2 restrictions |
| Level 1: Low virus spread, high health system readiness | All sectors | All modes of transport, with stringent hygiene conditions in place | Interprovincial movement allowed,
with restrictions on international travel |
This article is based on an extract from a draft government document
