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Speaking at a security cluster briefing on the stringent measures that will come into effect during the lockdown period, Ministers stressed the seriousness of the situation.

Minister of Defence Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has slammed what she calls the spreading of fake news on social media relating to the deployment of SANDF members across the country. Mapisa-Nqakula has clarified that no soldiers have been deployed yet and any visuals on social media of information that states otherwise are fake news.

“There is no deployment of soldiers currently in the streets of SA. You may have seen them moving in transit, you have not seen soldiers patrolling, manning roadblocks because in the first instance we are protecting South Africans against a virus. Our number of escalated and therefore we now have to come and support the police in enforcing the law by ensuring that everybody remains behind doors.

Motsoaledi says only goods and no people will be allowed to move through the country’s borders during the lockdown period. He adds that only 18 border posts will remain open from Thursday night to allow for the transportation of goods. Motsoaledi also announced that people who have circulated false news about the pandemic will be charged.

“I want to state here that this fake news tends to be more dangerous sometimes as much as the virus itself because it worries people. Because of this and because we are on possession of the original source of the pictures I’ve instructed my officials to go an lay a charge with the police. This is the first test case of whether fake news can be charged or not. We are going to charge these ones and we have identified at least 3 of them.

“There have been processes of sanitisation; deep cleaning some of the correctional centres, which are still continuing, as we speak. There have been suspected cases from our officials about 16 officials. 11 of them have been cleared from the processes of testing. We are still awaiting results for the five officials.”

 

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This is da first right step in one department thou....

please ask how many local transmissions/infections

Evening S.A REALLY... I have to share this because i really don't find it fair. A company by the Name of ..... 'BIDVEST- STEINER' wants to send some of their staff for these 21 days without pay. i really think we should do some about this as the company will be forcing them.

VWSFire Then need lockdown over December on our beaches.

Bootlegging... ...let me start reading Alcapone cover to cover at this very minute... They couldn't just give us a truck that moves around like the icecream van blowing a horn or something....they drop at the gate and we pay through the phone....come on.

Hopefully people will not be panicking to stockpile it tomorrow

Jawohl Mein Führer Cele!

This is a very very bad idea. Black market sales will start almost instantly.

Can this be a permanent arrangement? Please

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