South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Sunday 16 August

All the big stories set to dominate headlines today can be found here, where we review the major news to look out for on Sunday 16 August.

With President Cyril Ramaphosa having announced that the country will move to Level 2 lockdown effective midnight on Monday 27 August, industries that having been desperately awaiting comprehensive relief fo the unprecedented losses they have suffered during the shutdown.

South Africans citizens are set to learn far more comprehensive details about the latest round of measures implemented by government in their phased approach to reopen the economy following the COVID-19 pandemic.

TODAY’S LATEST NEWS IN SOUTH AFRICA, Sunday 16 August 

NCC to expand on Level 2 regulations

South Africans citizens are set to learn far more comprehensive details about the latest round of measures implemented by government in their phased approach to reopen the economy following the COVID-19 pandemic have been amended as the countyr moves to Level 2 Lockdown.

The National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) will allow their various national departmental heads to outline how the State’s approach to the newly introduced policies will progress, with the easing of restriction on trade having been significantly reduced. The lifting on the ban of of cigarettes and alcohol, as well as the

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