Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga wants Cabinet to consider revising the current stipulated requirement, down to just half a meter.
Johnson had initially aimed for a full reopening on June 21, but was forced to push back the date because of a surge in the highly contagious Delta variant.
The country saw a 39% reduction in gonorrhoea cases, an 11% drop in chlamydia cases, and a 20% decline in HIV cases in 2020.
What does the science show about transmission post-vaccination and can new variants change this equation?
In the last 12 months, the novel coronavirus has paralysed economies, devastated communities and confined nearly four billion people to their homes. It has been a year that changed the world like no other for at least a generation, possibly since World War II.
Lexicographers said they picked the word because it had become synonymous with the experience of populations across the world as governments look to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
As lockdown restrictions are relaxed, it is key to continue high-impact non-pharmaceutical interventions that will not impede economic activity but limit the spread of COVID-19.
Health clubs and fitness centres countrywide received the green light from government to reopen under lockdown level two regulations which kicked in earlier this month.
A number of elements will determine how far is far enough when it comes to steering clear of COVID-19 infection.
Social distancing has led to greater isolation and severe financial distress for many.
Dr Pedro Manuel Perez Armas says South Africans need to improve their social distancing behaviour.
In his weekly newsletter, the president has highlighted that older people are among those most at risk of contracting the coronavirus, along with those with underlying medical conditions.
A study in The Lancet this month found that physical distancing of at least 1m lowers risk of COVID-19 transmission, but that 2m could be more effective.
South Africa's testing and tracing has not been at a level needed to suppress the spread of COVID-19. It must now focus on containing opportunities for super-spreading and transmissions.
Stuffed toy versions of the yellow, pill-shaped characters were placed strategically around the auditorium to enforce a rule that viewers leave at least one place free between them and their neighbours.
Experts have long warned that the gatherings could act as stumbling blocks against efforts aimed at curbing the pandemic.
Forty members were handed permits to assist in disaster risk management operations.
About 1,600 households from the Stjwetla informal settlement in Alexandra will be moved to an identified area around in Marlboro.
