President to chair PCC consultation on lockdown Level 3

The Presidency has announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa will today, Saturday, 16 May, chair a meeting of the President’s Co-ordinating Council (PCC) to deliberate preparations for moving most of the country to Covid-19 alert Level 3.

Co-chaired by the President and Deputy President David Mabuza, and comprising ministers, premiers and South African Local Government Association (SALGA), the meeting will also discuss measures to combat the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Today’s meeting follows yesterday’s consultation, led by Ramaphosa, between government and social partners under the auspices of the National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC).

Alert level 3 will entail more extensive reopening of the economy and the lifting of some of the restrictions on the movement of people and goods.

Ramaphosa has been in continuous consultation with various sectors of society on the management of the national state of disaster since government first acted to limit the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.

President @CyrilRamaphosa will today, 16/5/2020, chair a meeting of the President's Coordinating Council (PCC) to deliberate preparations for moving most of the country to COVID-19 alert Level 3. https://t.co/SSGQ5PDa9j

— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) May 16, 2020

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