SA LEVEL 3: BOOST FOR LOCAL CONSTRUCTION SECTOR

 MBABANE – The further easing of South Africa’s lockdown will come as a relief to some of the country’s major sectors, especially the construction industry.

South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday night announced that the whole of South Africa would move to level three of lockdown from next Monday (June 1) to further open the economy.

All manufacturing, mining, construction, financial services, professional and business services, information technology, communications, government services and media services will be fully operational.

Scarce

Among the goods to be produced is cement, which has become scarce in the country. Major construction projects have reportedly been grounded due to lack of cement, which is imported mainly in South Africa.
Reports suggest it will be available in that country under level three and it can be imported by countries.

Some impeccable sources in major construction sites confirmed that they were currently grounded, as they were still waiting to order cement in bulk from the neighbouring country.
Construction Industry Council (CIC) Marketing and Communications Analyst Sihle Dlamini’s phone rang unanswered when sought for her reaction on the South Africa’s eased lockdown.

About a month ago, this publication reported that some of the biggest hardware shops like Build It and Baceth Hardware had ran out of cement due to the full lockdown in South Africa and Mozambique.
Meanwhile, Ramaphosa said that country’s government was still considering proposals sent by the tourism and hospitality sectors whose operations would remain largely closed in Level three as their services are ‘high-risk’ and did not allow for social distancing.

Orders

This includes in-house dining at restaurants and bars, accommodation, flights and personal care and beauty services. However, bottle stores will open for orders for home consumption.
South Africa has over 11 000 active coronavirus cases.

Post your comment

Your name:

Your e-mail address:

Add your comments:

Please enter the code you see in the image:

Image:

Code: