According to reports reaching Oyogist.com, South Africa has announced an ease in some Earlier imposed Covid restrictions after President Cyril Ramaphosa said the country had largely passed the peak of its third wave of the pandemic.
A night-time curfew and mandatory face mask wearing remains in force,
Although the president is lifting the weekday ban on alcohol sales, thus allowing people to move between provinces.
Schools will also be allowed to reopen today.
President Ramaphosa said overall infections were down 20% from the previous week, though the figures are still rising in three provinces.
South Africa accounts for four in 10 deaths from Covid across Africa, and more than a third of all cases.Article share tools
