South African police service arrest people for defying a nationwide lockdown in Johannesburg Friday.
The security personnel have been deployed to enforce the lockdown in a bid to curtail spread of COVID-19.
Nearly 57 million people are to be confined to their homes for three weeks.
President Cyril Ramaphosa personally visited soldiers at a military base in Soweto Township prior to their deployment.
"I am sending you to go and defend our people against coronavirus," Ramaphosa said.
"This is…
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The security personnel have been deployed to enforce the lockdown in a bid to curtail spread of COVID-19.
Nearly 57 million people are to be confined to their homes for three weeks.
President Cyril Ramaphosa personally visited soldiers at a military base in Soweto Township prior to their deployment.
"I am sending you to go and defend our people against coronavirus," Ramaphosa said.
"This is…
http://www.africanews.com/2020/03/27/south-africa-military-arrest-lockdown-breakers
Africanews on YouTube brings you a daily dose of news, produced and realised in Africa, by and for Africans.
Africanews is the first pan-African multilingual media outlet, unique in its concept and vision.
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