Children will be required to wear masks according to the guidelines outlined by The Department of Co-Operative Governance, 28 February 2021, Government Gazette No. 44201.
Children under the age of 6 years, will not be required to wear a mask. Children 6 years and older, will be required to wear a mask.
Our objective with this approach, is to keep our kids as safe and comfortable as possible, so will always be encouraged to remain 2m apart, whether wearing masks or not, or participating in activities.
Excerpt from the Gazette referenced above:
Mandatory protocols when in a public place.
(1) For the purposes of these Regulations. a 'face mask' means a cloth face mask or a homemade item that covers the nose and mouth. or another appropriate item to cover the nose and mouth.
(2) The wearing of a face mask is mandatory for every person when in a public place. excluding a child under the age of six years. and any person who fails to comply with a verbal instruction by an enforcement officer to wear a face mask, commits an offence and is, on conviction. liable to a fine or a period of imprisonment not exceeding six months, or to both such fine and imprisonment.