Guest : Carey van Vlaanderen | CEO at ESET Southern Africa |

Now that online shopping restrictions has been lifted, I strongly suspect that many of us
will be heading to our laptops and computers for some retail therapy to lift our spirits
Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel gazetted the amendments on Thursday after
consultation with Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and
aside from alcohol and cigarettes, South Africans are no longer restricted about what
products they may buy online, with immediate effect.
According to the new regulations, e-commerce sites and customers receiving packages
must comply with new requirements to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. E-tailers
are also required to promote local goods.

Guest :&nbsp;Carey van Vlaanderen | CEO at ESET Southern Africa | Now that online shopping restrictions has been lifted, I strongly suspect that many of us will be heading to our laptops and computers for some retail therapy to lift our spirits Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel gazetted the amendments on Thursday after consultation with Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and aside from alcohol and cigarettes, South Africans are no longer restricted about what products they may buy online, with immediate effect. According to the new regulations, e-commerce sites and customers receiving packages must comply with new requirements to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. E-tailers are also required to promote local goods.

Get the best of both worlds with Lester Kiewit, a writer for the Mail & Guardian by day and presenter by night. Rather than looking back at the news of the day, explore new subjects and new perspectives.

Get the best of both worlds with Lester Kiewit, a writer for the Mail &amp; Guardian by day and presenter by night. Rather than looking back at the news of the day, explore new subjects and new perspectives.

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