On the night of March 23, the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, announced a nationwide lockdown of 21 days effective midnight on Thursday 26 March, ending on April 16th, 2020, to limit the propagation of covid-19 in the country. But the Minister of Trade and Industry, Ebrahim Patel says telecom workers are not strictly included in the decision.

For more information, please see https://www.ecofinagency.com/telecom/2503-41168-covid-19-no-lockdown-for-telecom-workers-in-south-africa