Letters to my Grandchild

 Hello my darling Em, Our Level 3 lock down was in place from 1 June to 17 August and then some of the rules were amended from 17 August.  But we still can't visit our familiy even though 50 people can meet in a church, private maids and gardeners can return to work and one can exercise in parks or on the roads with friends.  I suggested to Tammy that I pretend to be your maid, and Gumpie pretends to be your gardener, and we'll be able to legally visit you every day!  There is still a curfew and people can't stay out after 10pm at night. 18 August -  Level 2 which came into effect and  further eased restrictions and finally allowed us to visit family!  But we still had to maintain physical distancing and restrictions on some leisure and social activities to prevent a resurgence of the virus.  But, all restrictions on inter-provisional travel was lifted (so we could go to Kruger if we wanted to) and people could now stay in lodges, hotels etc. Early in the lockdown, I decide

  26 August As  o f today, a cumulative total of  615 701  confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been recor ded.   The total number of COVID-19 related deaths is  13 502.    T he total number of tests conducted to date is  3 598 973  There have been 25 million cases worldwide with close to 900 000 deaths. 15 August South Africa goes to Covid-19 level 2 on Monday This means that restrictions on the sale of alcohol and cigarettes will now be lifted, and a slew of other regulations will be relaxed. An indication of what was expected to be an extension of the lockdown, albeit with greater freedoms for South Africans, came when  Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma  announced the extension of the already five-month-long national state of disaster for another month until September 15. In an address to the nation on Saturday night, Ramaphosa announced that among other changes, interprovincial travel would now be allowed, there will be unrestricted flight travel within South Africa, familie