Lockdown, alongside COVID-19 and Jerusalema were shortlisted by the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB), in association with media research company, Focal Points, as candidates for SA Word of the Year 2020. Johannesburg, South Africa CNN South Africa has entered at least two weeks of strict lockdown to combat a devastating third wave of Covid-19 linked to the more transmissible Delta variant. The restrictions were lowered to alert level 2 on 17 August 2020. From 1 June, the national restrictions were lowered to level 3. The majority of cases are travelers from Europe and other countries, but the number of cases that are locally transmitted is rising. ‘Lockdown’ is the South African word of the year. ‘Lockdown’ Is South Africa’s Word of the Year for 2020 The word was used almost 500,000 times this year in South Africa. Ramaphosa announced that from, a gradual and phased easing of the lockdown restrictions would begin, lowering the national alert level to 4. South Africa has not registered a death from the disease. South Africa has overtaken Egypt to become the African country with the highest number of cases. More than half of South Africa’s total cases are in Gauteng province, which includes Johannesburg, the country’s largest city with 5.7 million people, and the capital, Pretoria, with 2.4 million, according to figures released by the government health ministry. Any employee who falls ill from exporsure will be compensated through the compensation fund,” he added. South Africa had 22,583 confirmed coronavirus. “To alleviate congestion at pay points, grants for pensioners will be available from 30 and 31 March. President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday confirmed that the entire country would move from level 4 to level 3 lockdown with effect from 1 June 2020. The fund will be chaired by Gloria Serobe. The fund will compliment what we are doing in government. “We have set up a solidarity fund which focuses on efforts to combat the spread of the virus. The president also outlined a series of economic interventions from the government and with the cooperation of relevant private sector bodies. Residents watch as police and National Defense Forces search for a business they thought was illegally open in Johannesburg on March 30, 2020. The first local death from the disease was reported on 27 March 2020. The South African National Defence Force have been tasked to join the police to ensure the strict enforcement of the new rules. ‘Lockdown’ Is South Africa’s Word of the Year for 2020 The word was used almost 500,000 times this year in South Africa. On 23 March, a national lockdown was announced, starting on 27 March 2020. The country was on alert level 2 from 00h01 on 18 August 2020. Ramaphosa said all South Africans will have to remain home: “Individuals will not be allowed to leave their homes except in exceptional circumstances,” he stressed. The country was on alert level 1 from 21 September to 28 December 2020. Kindly note that this page may not reflect the most up to date COVID-19 regulations and directions, for a more up to date view, please visit the South African Government COVID-19 webpage.South Africa is currently Africa’s most impacted by the coronavirus.
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