On 1 June 2020, South Africa began operating at alert level 3
and the regulations, issued by Minister Dlamini Zuma on 28 May
2020, have taken effect. In this note, we provide an overview of
various salient features of the newly issued regulations.
Hotspots
The newly issued regulations introduce the concept of a
“hotspot”. Hotspots can be distinct from provincial,
metropolitan or district classifications and are identified by the
Minister of Health, after consultation with the member of the
Executive Council responsible for health in the relevant province,
by taking the following factors into accounts:
- the number of active cases per 100 000 population;
- the rate of increase of active cases;
