KZN citizens anxious as lockdown regulations set to ease
On Friday, South Africa will move to level 4 of the coronavirus lockdown, allowing for some regulations to be eased.
More than 1.5 million people will spend the week preparing to return to work on Monday, as a few industries will be allowed to operate.
A curfew of 8 in the evening until 5am, will also be imposed nationally and will apply to everyone, except essential service personnel.
But the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa has left some with mixed feelings.
Charles Leaven from the Bluff says the gradual reopening of the economy is needed, " I can't work under the regulations and many people are sitting in their homes, stressing about finances and being unable to pay for their expenses."
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Tasha Shone from Zululand is confident in government's decisions, " The government is doing something if they do or they don't - whatever they do, people are still going to be upset at the end of the day. I think the government is stuck in a very difficult position but least something is happening and we are moving forward. So I think it's a good thing."
Meanwhile, Julie Meyer from Montclair says she's anxious about the future, "Level 4 is not going to do anything to be honest because if you go out to shopping centers or public spaces and you look, people are still walking around without masks on. Yes, it doesn't stop you from getting the virus but at the end of the day you are protecting yourselves and others as well."
