What are essential services in South Africa: General March 25, 2020 0 Comments What are essential services in South Africa: The Parliamentary Service and the South African Police Services are designated as essential services in terms of the Labour Relations Act, 1995. Thus, essential services are those that, if interrupted would endanger the life, personal safety or health of the whole or any part of the population. What are essential services in South Africa List of essential services in South Africa Essential infrastructure services Electricity – stable power supply with no loadshedding Water supply, sewerage and sanitation ICT – datacentres, fibre optic infrastructure, towers and antennae Critical business continuity services Food & essential products – related manufacturing and processing, and distribution Manufacturing of health related products, supplies, devices, equipment, and medicines, including complementary health prod...