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• Restriction on the movement of persons and goods
• Closure of businesses and premises
• Prohibition of public transport

“Essential goods” are broadly defined as:

1. Any food product (including animal food and non-alcoholic beverages);
2. The chemicals, packaging and ancillary products used in the production of any food product;
3. Cleaning and hygiene products including the chemicals, packaging and ancillary products used in the production of these goods;
4. Medical and hospital supplies and the chemicals and packaging used in the production thereof;
5. Fuel, including coal and gas; and
6. Basic goods, including airtime and electricity.

“Essential services” include the existing essential services as defined in terms of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, as well as:

1. Medical, health, laboratory and medical services;
2. Disaster management, fire prevention, firefighting and emergency services;
3. Financial services necessary to maintain the functioning of the banking and payments environment, including the JSE and similar exchanges, as well as insurance services;
4. Production and sale of essential goods;
5. Grocery stores, including spaza shops;
6. Electricity, water, gas and fuel production, supply and maintenance;
7. Essential municipal services;
8. Care services and social relief of distress provided to older persons, the mentally ill, persons with disabilities, the sick, and children;
9. Funeral services, including mortuaries;
10. Wildlife management, anti-poaching, animal care and veterinary services;
11. Newspaper, broadcasting and telecommunications infrastructure and services;
12. Production and sale of any chemicals, hygiene products, and  pharmaceuticals for the medical or retail sector;
13. Cleaning, sanitation, sewerage, waste and refuse removal services;
14. Services related to the essential functioning of courts, judicial officers, the Master of the High Court, sheriffs and legal practitioners required for those services;
15. Essential SARS services defined by the Commissioner of SARS;
16. Police, peace officers, traffic officers, military medical personnel and soldiers, correctional services officials and traffic management services;
17. Postal services and courier services related to the transport of medical products;
18. Private security services;
19. Gold, gold refinery, coal and essential mining;
20. Accommodation used for persons rendering essential services, quarantine, isolation and the lockdown;
21. Production, manufacturing, supply, logistics, transport, delivery, critical maintenance and repair in relation to the rendering of essential services including components and equipment;
22. Transport services for persons rendering essential services and goods, and transportation of patients; and
23. Transport and logistics in respect of essential goods as set out in A above to neighbouring countries.

The following places and premises are closed to the public:

• Any place or premises normally open to the public where religious, cultural, sporting, entertainment, recreational, exhibitional, organisational or similar activities may take place;
• Any place or premises normally open to the public where goods other than essential goods are procured, acquired, disposed of or sold; and
• any place or premises normally open to the public such as:
  • public parks, beaches and swimming pools;
  • flea markets;
  • open-air food markets;
  • fetes and bazaars;
  • night clubs;
  • casinos;
  • hotels, lodges and guest houses, except to the extent that they are required for remaining tourists confined to hotels, lodges and guest houses;
  • private and public game reserves except to the extent that they are required for remaining tourists confined to private and public game reserves;
  • holiday resorts except to the extent that they are required for remaining tourists confined to such holiday resort;
  • on-consumption premises, including taverns, shebeens, and shisanyama where liquor is sold;
  • off-consumption premises, including bottle stores, where liquor is sold;
  • off-consumption areas in supermarkets where liquor is sold;
  • theatres and cinemas;
  • shopping malls and centres (excluding grocery stores and pharmacies);
  • taxi ranks, bus depots, train stations and airports; and
  • any other place or premises determined by the Cabinet member responsible for cooperative governance and traditional affairs by direction in the Gazette.