As of Thursday night South Africans can move house again, as long as the country does not go back up to Alert Level 5.
Under regulations published by the cooperative governance and traditional affairs minister, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, people and their household effects may move around the country on a once-off basis – even across provincial lines.
The rules are intended to allow people to move when they have entered a new lease agreement, either before or during lockdown, or where they have bought new homes and the transfer of the property has already gone through.
In those cases, once-off relocation is allowed. But there are strict limits.
The window is open from Thursday, 7 May, until 7 June if the lockdown level is not relaxed or new rules are not issued before then.
Travel across provincial, metropolitan or district boundaries require a permit issued by a station commander, Dlamini-Zuma said.
You need to have that permit, plus a signed lease or transfer documents to hand during travel.