Updated list of essential goods and services during lockdown
Here follows an updated list of essential services and goods during the extended lockdown period published by government
Updated: 16 April 2020
A. GOODS
- Food
- Any food product, including non-alcoholic beverages;
- Animal food; and
- Chemicals, packaging and ancillary products used in the production of any food product.
- Cleaning and Hygiene Products
- Toilet Paper, sanitary pads, sanitary tampons, condoms;
- Hand sanitiser, disinfectants, soap, alcohol for industrial use, household cleaning products, and personal protective equipment; and
- Chemicals, packaging and ancillary products used in the production of any of the above.
- Products for the care of babies and toddlers.
- Personal toiletries, including haircare, body and face washes, roll-ons, deodorants, toothpaste.
- Medical:
- Medical and Hospital Supplies, medicine, equipment and personal protective equipment; and
- Chemicals, packaging and ancillary products used in the production of any of the above.
- Fuel, including coal, wood and gas.
- Basic goods, including airtime and electricity and the withdrawal of cash.
- Hardware, components and supplies required by any qualified tradespersons solely for the purpose of emergency repairs at residential homes;
- Hardware, components and supplies required by any entity engaged in the provision of essential services for any project related to the provision of water, electricity or other essential services;
- Components for vehicles under-going emergency repairs where such vehicle is used by a person engaged in essential services work.
B. SERVICES
- Medical, Health (including Mental Health), Laboratory and Medical services and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases;
- Disaster Management, Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting and Emergency services;
- 1(a) The following services necessary to maintain the functioning of a financial system as defined in section 1(1) of the Financial Sector Regulation Act, only when the operation of a place of business or entity is necessary to continue to perform those services:
- the banking environment (including the operations of mutual banks, co-operative banks, co-operative financial institutions and the Postbank);
- the payments environment;
- the financial markets (including market infrastructures licensed under the Financial Markets Act, 2012 (Act No. 19 of 2012);
- the insurance environment;
- the savings and investment environment;
- pension fund administration;
- outsourced administration;
- medical schemes administration; and
- additional services designated in terms of regulation 11B(4A)(c)(i).
- Services necessary for the provision of social grants designated in terms of regulation 11B(4A)(c)(ii).
- (b) The services listed in paragraph (a) may not be construed to include debt collection services
- Production and sale of the goods listed in category A, above;
- Grocery stores and wholesale produce markets, spaza shops, informal fruit and vegetable sellers and langanas, with written permission from a municipal authority to operate being required in respect of spaza shops and informal fruit and vegetable traders: Provided that all valid permits for spaza shops and informal fruit and vegetable traders issued before or during the declared national state of disaster and which fall due during the said period, will remain valid for a period of one month after the end of the national state of disaster;
- Electricity (including vital demand management services), water, gas and fuel production, supply and maintenance;
- Critical jobs for essential government services as determined by Head of National or Provincial Departments in accordance with the guidance of the Department of Public Service and Administration, including Social Grant Payments and pension payments;
- Birth and death certificates, and replacement identification documents;
- Essential municipal services;
- Care services and social relief of distress provided to older persons, mentally ill, persons with disabilities, the sick, and children;
- Funeral and cremation services, including mortuaries services and the transportation of mortal remains;
- Wildlife Management, Anti-poaching, Animal Care and Veterinary services;
- Newspaper, broadcasting and telecommunication infrastructure and services, including call centres critical for the support of such services;
- Production and sale of any chemicals, hygiene products, pharmaceuticals for the medical or retail sector;
- Cleaning, sanitation, pest control, sewerage, waste and refuse removal services;
- Services related to the essential functioning of courts, judicial officers, the Master of the High Court, Sheriffs and legal practitioners required for those services;
- Essential SARS services defined by the Commissioner of SARS;
- Police, peace officers, traffic officers, military medical personnel and soldiers, correctional services officials and traffic management services;
- Postal services and courier services related to transport of medical products;
- Private security services;
- Air-traffic Navigation, Civil Aviation Authority, air charters, Cargo Shipping and dockyard services;
- Gold, gold refinery, coal and mining;
- Accommodation used for persons rendering essential services, quarantine, isolation and the lockdown;
- Production, manufacturing, supply, logistics, transport, delivery, critical maintenance and repair in relation to the rendering of essential services including components and equipment;
- Transport services for persons rendering essential services and goods, and transportation of patients;
- Services rendered by the Executive, members of Parliament, Members of the Provincial Legislature, Members of Local Councils, the Judiciary, traditional leaders and National Office Bearers of Political Parties represented in Parliament;
- 1. Commissioners of the South African Human Rights Commission, Gender Commission, the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities, the Public Protector and Deputy Public Protector and the Independent Electoral Commission; and 27.2 Services rendered by the institutions referred to in item 27.161 and
- Transport and logistics in respect of cargo and goods as set out in Part A to neighbouring countries;
- Tow trucks and vehicle recovery services;
- Call centres necessary to provide health, safety, social support, government and financial services, debt restructuring for consumers of retailers, and access to short-term insurance policies as a result of reduced income or loss of income;
- Harvesting and storage activities essential to prevent the wastage of primary agricultural goods;
- Implementation of payroll systems to the extent that such arrangement has not been made for the lockdown, to ensure timeous payments to workers; and
- Critical maintenance services which cannot be delayed for more than 21 days and are essential to resume operations after the lockdown;
- Trades necessary for the rendering of emergency repair work, including plumbers, electricians, locksmiths, glaziers, roof repair work;
- Trades necessary for emergency automobile repairs for persons rendering essential services;
- Information and Communication Technology services rendered to entities and institutions engaged in delivering essential services in terms of these Regulations.
Source: https://sacoronavirus.co.za/
Here’s a comprehensive list of all Shops, Businesses and Service Providers providing essential goods and services and open or working remotely during lockdown
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