AFMA's Commitment Statement - COVID-19 pandemic
Week 30
Update 1 of Week 30: Minister of COGTA - State of national disaster extended (14 October 2020)
Week 29
Update 4 of Week 29: New directions by the Minister of Labour (8 October 2020)
Update 3 of Week 29: New directions issued by the Ministers of Sports, Arts and Culture, Social Development, Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (7 October 2020)
Update 2 of Week 29: New Directions by the Minister of Higher Education and Training (6 October 2020)
Update 1 of Week 29: New Directions – Minister of Transport and Home Affairs (5 October 2020)
Week 28
Update 1 of Week 28: New Directions by the Minister of COGTA (28 September 2020)
Week 27
No new updates
Week 26
Update 6 of Week 26: Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has amended the Regulations under the Disaster Management Act to cater for alert level 1 (18 September 2020)
Update 6 of Week 26: Form 7 - Template – permit to perform service (18 September 2020)
Update 5 of Week 26: Minister of Transport amends directions under the Disaster Management Act (17 September 2020)
Update 4 of Week 26: President Ramaphosa’s Speech, SA moving to Level 1 (16 September 2020)
Update 3 of Week 26: Minister of Basic Education amends the directions for the reopening of schools (16 September 2020)
Update 2 of Week 26: Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs extends the state of national disaster until the 15th of October (15 September 2020)
Update 1 of Week 26: New directions - Social Development, and Justice and Correctional Services (14 September 2020)
Week 25
Week 24
Week 23
Week 22
Week 21
Update 3 of Week 21: B4SA update - TERS to re-open on 17 August 2020 (13 August 2020)
Update 2 of Week 21: Calls for swift action against corruption and theft from B4SA (11 August 2020)
Update 1 of Week 21: New Directions by Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development; Minister of Health and Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (11 August 2020)
Week 20
Update 4 of Week 20: New Directions - Minister of Social Development (7 August 2020)
Update 3 of Week 20: New Directions – Department of Tourism, Sports and Culture (6 August 2020)
Update 2 of Week 20: New directions – COGTA – Level 3 (4 August 2020)
Update 1 of Week 20: New directions: Ministers of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Home Affairs and Basic Education (3 August 2020)
Week 19
Update 5 of Week 19: New directions - Department of Home Affairs (31 July 2020)
Update 4 of Week 19: New directions by the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (29 July 2020)
Update 3 of Week 19: New directions: Minister of Justice (28 July 2020)
Update 2 of Week 19: Temporary closure of Inland Border Posts (SARS) (27 July 2020)
Update 1 of Week 19: New directions by Minister of Transport on Air Travel (27 July 2020)
Week 18
Update 6 of Week 18: President Ramaphosa’s address (23 July 2020)
Update 5 of Week 18: Webinar - Functioning in the age of COVID-19 (23 July 2020)
Update 4 of Week 18: Updated directions for Transport, Labour and Employment (23 July 2020)
Update 3 of Week 18: Extension of TERS Benefits (21 July 2020)
Update 2 of Week 18: Minister of Health, new Directions under the Disaster Management Act (20 July 2020)
Update 1 of Week 18: Accelerated economic recovery strategy prepared by B4SA (10 July 2020)
Week 17
Update 3 of Week 17: COGTA: Extension of the National State of Disaster to 15 August 2020 (15 July 2020)
Update 2 of Week 17: Latest COGTA announced regulations update under the Disaster Management Act (12 July 2020)
Update 1 of Week 17: President Ramaphosa’s address to the Nation (12 July 2020)
Week 16
Update 4 of Week 16: New Guidelines issued by the National Institute of Occupational Health – COVID-19 infection in the Workplace (8 July 2020)
Update 3 of Week 16: New directions issued by the Minister of Basic Education - 8 July 2020
Update 2 of Week 16: New directions by the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture - 7 July 2020
Update 1 of Week 16: New directions issued by the Department of Home Affairs - 6 July 2020
Week 15
Week 14
Update 7 of Week 14: Amended of Regulations by COGTA, to cater for the so-called ‘advance’ level 3 stage - 26 June 2020
Update 6 of Week 14: B4SA Update - 26 June 2020
Update 5 of Week 14: B4SA Concerns about TERS Applications - 24 June 2020
Update 4 of Week 14: Business for South Africa Member Update - 24 June 2020
Update 3 of Week 14: New Directions by Basic Education - 23 June 2020
Update 2 of Week 14: New Directives - Correctional facilities - 23 June 2020
Update 1 of Week 14: Reopening of personal care services - 22 June 2020
Week 13
Week 12
Update 6 of Week 12: B4SA Member Update - 12 June 2020
Update 5 of Week 12: Repealed directions: DTIC - Level 3 - 11 June 2020
Update 4 of Week 12: New Directions – Dept of Home Affairs - 11 June 2020
Update 3 of Week 12: New Directives: Higher Education and Training - 9 June 2020
Update 2 of Week 12: New Directives – Departments of Communication, Environment, Forestry & Fisheries - 8 June 2020
Update 1 of Week 12: B4SA – Digital Health Assessment Tool - 8 June 2020
Week 11
Update 10 of Week 11: Extension of National State of Disaster - 5 June 2020
Update 9B of Week 11: Flowchart: How to handle workers with suspected COVID-19 - 10 July 2020
Update 9A of Week 11: Guideline for drafting a COVID-19 contingency plan for essential services in agro-processing - 10 July 2020
Update 8 of Week 11: Daily B4SA Member Update – OHS Act - 5 June 2020
Update 7 of Week 11: Consolidated Directions on the OHS Act - 4 June 2020
Update 6 of Week 11: Expiry of VAT rebate on imported essential goods - 4 June 2020
Update 5 of Week 11: High Court Rulings – Lockdown Regulations and Legality of CIPC Certificates - 2 June 2020
Update 4 of Week 11: Important information on COVID-19 – Level 3 going forward (Justice & Correctional Services) - 2 June 2020
Update 3 of Week 11: Newsletter from B4SA – details going forward - 2 June 2020
Update 2C of Week 11: Important information on COVID-19 – Level 3 going forward (Hospitalisation - 29 May) - 2 June 2020
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Week 10
Update 7 of Week 10: New directives issued 30 May 2020 for Level 3 – Transport & Education - 30 May 2020
Update 6B of Week 10: COVID-19 Workplace Plans - Workplace plan template for small office-based businesses - 29 May 2020
Update 6A of Week 10: COVID-19 Workplace Plans - Final OHS COVID-19 Directive - 29 May 2020
Update 5 of Week 10: Published Regulations for Level 3 - 28 May 2020
Update 4 of Week 10: New directives under Level 4, for a.) DALRRD and b.) Department of Labour - 27 May 2020
Update 3 of Week 10: Additional directives by Department of Health for Level 4 - 26 May 2020
Update 2 of Week 10: In preparation moving to Level 3: Frequently Q & A’s - 25 May 2020
Update 1 of Week 10: President Ramaphosa's address to the nation - 24 May 2020
Week 9
Update 4 of Week 9: DTIC Presentation - Department’s Covid-19 response presented at a joint meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry and the Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Economic Development, Small Business Development, Tourism, Employment and Labour - 22 May 2020
Update 3 of Week 9: Media Briefing by Minister Cele – Levels of compliance - 22 May 2020
Update 2 of Week 9: Minister of Transport has issued a new direction for level 4 - 22 May 2020
Update 1 of Week 9: Confusion: Template – permit to perform essential service FORM 2 amended - 20 May 2020
Week 8
Week 7
Update 9 of Week 7: B4SA Business Operating Obligations under Level 4 - 7 May 2020
Update 8 of Week 7: Final OHS Act COVID-19 Directives (specifically more than 500 workers) - 7 May 2020
Update 7 of Week 7: SAPA guidelines on agricultural auctions - 7 May 2020
Update 6 of Week 7: Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) - New directions under the Level 4 Regulations - 7 May 2020
Update 5 of Week 7: New Regulations announced for Trade and Industry, Finance, Higher Education and Training - 6 May 2020
Update 4 of Week 7: New directions by Minister of Transport - 5 May 2020
Update 3 of Week 7: Business for South Africa - Daily Member Update - 4 May 2020
Update 2 of Week 7: Amended directives in terms of the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) by Minister of Employment and Labour - 4 May 2020
Update 1 of Week 7: Once-off movement allowed to return home - 4 May 2020
Week 6
Update 9 of Week 6: Recommended Guidelines for Fabric Face Masks - 1 May 2020
Update 8B of Week 6: Declaration by CEO - 1 May 2020
Update 8A of Week 6: Risk Management Tool - 1 May 2020
Update 7 of Week 6: Guideline to draft Contingency Plan - 30 April 2020
Update 6 of Week 6: Request to contribute towards AGBIZ Relief Initiative - 30 April 2020
Update 5 of Week 6: New COVID-19 Regulations - 29 April 2020
Update 4 of Week 6: Critical COVID-19 - OHS Act Directives - 29 April 2020
Update 3 of Week 6: Minister of Agriculture announces way forward on COVID-19 Intervention assistance packages - 29 April 2020
Update 2 of Week 6: Unpacking the COVID-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relieve Scheme (TERS) - 28 April 2020
Update 1 of Week 6: Media Statement: Economic Cluster Ministers - Update on risk adjustment measures and economic relief interventions on COVID-19 - 28 April 2019
Week 5
Update 11 of Week 5: Summary of lockdown - Level 4
Update 10 of Week 5: Notes of the Ministers’ announcements (COGTA & DTI) - 25 April 2020
Update 9 of Week 5 - Stages of activity according to risk (5 to 1)
Update 8 of Week 5: Minister Didiza's letter on liaison to address auction issues - 23 April 2020
Update 7 of Week 5: Further tax measures to combat COVID-19 - 23 April 2020
Update 6 of Week 5: President Ramaphosa’s National Message – Final - 21 April 2020
Update 5 of Week 5: Press release – President to outline expanded Covid-19 economic and social relief - 21 April 2020
Update 4 of Week 5: Documents supporting Update 3 of Week 5 - 20 April 2020
Update 3 of Week 5: Expression of interest to supply farmers with production inputs - 20 April 2020
Update 2 of Week 5: COVID-19 Amended Regulations [Regulations excludes “cooked hot food” from the list of Essential Goods and Services] - 20 April 2020
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Week 4
Update 10 of Week 4: Customs (SARS) measures during COVID-19 - 19 April 2020
Update 9 of Week 4: NICD - Industry Guideline to manage a safe work environment - 17 April 2020
Update 8 of Week 4: Media Statement - President Ramaphosa chairs special NEDLAC meeting - 17 April 2020
Update 7 of Week 4: COVID-19 Regulations - New directives issued [Lockdown extension regulations | Template - declaration of hardware goods] - 16 April 2020
Update 6 of Week 4: COVID-19 Regulations - New directives issued [Water and sanitation directives] - 16 April 2020
Update 5 of Week 4: Phase 1 & 2 - Economic Policy response to COVID-19 by Minister Tito Mboweni - 14 April 2020
Update 4 of Week 4: COVID-19 Regulations - New directives issued [Application of MPRDA during lockdown | Prohibition of sporting or cultural events | Directives issued to prevent spread of Covid-19 in prisons] - 14 April 2020
Update 3 of Week 4: SA's COVID-19 epidemic - Trends & next steps [Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize] - 13 April 2020
Update 2 of Week 4: Business For SA Daily Member Update - 13 April 2020
Update 1 of Week 4: Agro-food sector presentation on economic recovery [Industry’s feedback to Minister Didiza] - 12 April 2020
Week 3
Update 9 of Week 3: Statement by the President - Extension of Lockdown - 9 April 2020
Update 8 of Week 3: COVID-19 Regulations - New directives issued [Call centres | Customs and excise act – amendment of rules | Nursing Act – notice regarding fees payable to the council] - 9 April 2020
Update 7 of Week 3: SA Covid-19 Relief Schemes Summaries - 9 April 2020
Update 6 of Week 3: COVID-19 Regulations - New directives issued [Public transport | Co-parenting and the movement of children] - 8 April 2020
Update 5 of Week 3: COVID-19 Regulations - New directives issued [Wine Export | Transport | Sea Ports] - 7 April 2020
Update 4 of Week 3 - COVID-19 Regulations - New directives issued [Small Business Development] - 6 April 2020
Update 3 of Week 3: Media Statement - Interventions to assist the agricultural sector during COVID-19 - 6 April 2020
Update 2 of Week 3: Transnet COVID-19 Customer Update - Amendment of COGTA Regulations - 6 April 2020
Update 1 of Week 3: COVID-19 Regulations - New directives issued [Tourism – Directions to those accommodating foreign tourists | Department of Trade and Industry – Regulations on Competition Tribunal rules – excessive pricing complaint referrals] - 6 April 2020
Week 2
Update 6 of Week 2: South African ports open for cargo operations - 31 March 2020
Update 5 of Week 2: COVID-19 Regulations - New directive issued [Measures to prevent and combat spread of COVID-19 public transport amendment] - 31 March 2020
Update 4 of Week 2: Urgent call for businesses to divert PPE inventories to national healthcare sector - 31 March 2020
Update 3 of Week 2: COVID-19 Regulations - New directives issued [Road transport | Social services | Directives NGOs as essential services | Toll gate essential services | Extension of driver’s licences] - 31 March 2020
Update 2 of Week 2: Q&A for business operations during the lockdown - updated as at 30 March 2020
Update 1 of Week 2: COVID-19 Regulations - New directives issued [SAPS enforcement guidelines | Tax measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic | Air transport | Block exemption for hotels | Export control health products] - 30 March 2020
Week 1
Update 5 of Week 1: Disaster Management Act, 2002: Amendment of Regulations issued in Terms of Section 27(2) (Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs) - 26 March 2020
Update 4 of Week 1: AFMA, and its members – part of the agro-processing value chain which includes all essential services to ensure food security in South Africa - 25 March 2020
Update 3 of Week 1: Disaster Management Act, 2002: Amendment of regulations issued in terms of section 27(2) - Government Notice - 25 March 2020
Update 2 of Week 1: Agro-processing in all its formats included as essential services to ensure food security in South Africa - 24 March 2020
Update 1 of Week 1: Covid-19 declared as National Disaster: AFMA’s precautions on protecting the health of staff and its members’ staff during the Coronavirus challenge - 15 March 2020
Week 30
Week 29
Week 28
Notice 1 of Week 28: Government Gazette (25 September 2020) – 28 September 2020
Week 27
Week 26
Notice 1 of Week 26: Government Gazette (Week – 7 to 11 September 2020)
Week 25
Notice 1 of Week 25: Government Gazette for the week – 1 to 4 September 2020 (7 September 2020)
Week 24
Notice 1 of Week 24: Government Gazette – 24 August to 28 August 2020 (31 August 2020)
Week 23
Notice 1 of Week 23: Government Gazette – 17-21 Aug 2020 (24 August 2020)
Week 22
Notice 1 of Week 22: Government Gazette: 10-14 August 2020 (17 August 2020)
Week 21
Notice 1 of Week 21: Government Gazette, week ending 7 August 2020 (11 August 2020)
Week 20
Notice 1 of Week 20: Government Gazette, first week of August 2020 (3 August 2020)
Week 19
Week 18
Notice 1 of Week 18: Government Gazette – 20 July 2020
Week 17
No new notices.
Week 16
Notice 1 of Week 16: Week of 6 July 2020 – Government Gazette - 6 July 2020
Week 15
Notice 1 of Week 15: Business for South Africa Mental Health for Business Webinar - 1 July 2020
Week 14
Week 13
No new notices.
Week 12
No new notices.
Week 11
Week 10
No new notices.
Week 9
No new notices.
Week 8
No new notices.
Week 7
No new notices.
Week 6
No new notices.
Week 5
Notice 1 of Week 5: Directives issued by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng - 21 April 2020
Week 4
Week 3
Notice 1 of Week 3: Public use of cloth face-masks for everyone in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic situation | Minister of Health – Media briefing - 10 April 2020
Week 2
Notice 5 of Week 2: Economic Measures - 4 April 2020
Notice 4 of Week 2: Transport & Courts - 1 April 2020
Notice 3 of Week 2: CIPC - Certificates Removal of Non-Essential Services - 1 April 2020
Notice 2 of Week 2: Transnet Port Terminals - Notice of the Declaration of Force Majeure due to the Covid-19 outbreak - 31 March 2020
Notice 1 of Week 2: Pet shops as an essential service during lockdown - 31 March 2020
Week 1
Notice 4 of Week 1: Covid-19 contingency plan for animal production and veterinary services for the duration of the lockdown - 25 March 2020
Notice 3 of Week 1: Template - Permit to perform essential service - 25 March 2020
Notice 2 of Week 1: Media Release - DTI Registration for continuing business under lockdown - 25 March 2020
Notice 1 of Week 1: Minister Thoko Didiza: Agriculture and Food Sector of South Africa on Coronavirus - 24 March 2020
Brief 6: Use of agricultural inputs in South Africa - 15 April 2020
Brief 5: Food price outlook for Quarter 2 2020 and beyond - 7 April 2020
Brief 4: Impact of COVID-19: Changing trade policy in a global pandemic - Potential implications for South Africa’s rice supply chain - 6 April 2020
Brief 3: Impact of COVID-19: Clarifying and managing essential goods and services across agricultural value chains is critical for food security - 3 April 2020
Brief 2: How South Africans spend their food budgets - 23 March 2020
Brief 1: Impact of COVID-19: South Africa has sufficient food supplies - 19 March 2020