Parents and moms-to-be here’s a full list of what you can and can’t buy on level 4

Still confused? Read this guide.


With the president’s address on Wednesday, level 4 of lockdown will remain in place until the end of May where more guidelines will become clearers as to what level 3 will entail. In his address, Ramaphosa did admit that some of the regulations around lockdown have confusing as regulations are continuously updated.

Here’s a full list of what you can still buy in level 4, for you, your kids and your home:

For babies and toddlers:

  • All baby and toddler clothing and footwear including blankets.

 For children:

  •  outerwear,
  • underwear,
  • sleepwear,
  • school wear and school shoes
  • footwear,
  • socks; and related accessories

For adults and expecting moms:

  • All maternity wear.
  • All adult sleepwear and gowns.
  •  All adult underwear.

For parents looking for shoes:

  • boots
  • slippers
  • closed-toe heels
  • closed-toe flat shoes
  •  sneakers and trainers
  •  smart closed-toe shoes
  •  casual closed-toe shoes

For parents looking for winter clothes:

  • active wear, including gym, running and other exercise apparel
  • knitwear
  • jackets and coats
  •  dresses long sleeved tops
  • long sleeved t-shirts, denim jeans and denim jackets
  • pants
  • skirts
  •  short sleeved knit tops, where promoted and displayed as worn under cardigans and knitwear
  •  short sleeved t-shirts, where promoted and displayed as under garments for warmth
  •  leggings
  •  crop bottoms worn with boots and leggings:
  • shirts, either short- or long-sleeved, where displayed and promoted to be wom under jackets coats and/or knitwear
  •  golf shirts
  • one-pieces such as bodysuits

The following winter accessories for parents and children

  • shawls and scarves
  •  beanies
  • gloves
  • socks
  • belts
  • headwear
  • gym and exercise apparel accessories, and hair accessories

For your home:

  •  baby bedding and blankets
  •  duvets duvet inners
  •  blankets
  •  comforters
  • quilts
  •  mattress protectors;
  • pillows
  •  throws
  • sheets and pillow cases, and
  •  electric blankets.

These Directions come into effect on the date of publication in the Government Gazette, and shall remain in force for the duration of Alert Level 4.

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