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PODCAST | Is SA ready for lockdown level 2?

13 August 2020 - 16:21 By Mawande Amashabalala, Aphiwe De Klerk, S'thembile Cele and Paige Muller
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has been in consultations with advisers before a possible move to lockdown level 2, which will need the approval from the coronavirus command council and cabinet.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has been in consultations with advisers before a possible move to lockdown level 2, which will need the approval from the coronavirus command council and cabinet.
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The president was in consultation on Wednesday night before an expected move to lockdown level 2. But the decision​, following the urging of directors-general, hinges on a nod from the virus command council and the cabinet.

In this episode of the Sunday Times Politics Weekly podcast, the politics team considers SA's readiness to enter level 2 and what that may entail.

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