Long queues at taxi ranks and shops plague day one of SA's lockdown

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Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has conceded that there were a number of challenges that had presented themselves on first day of the nationwide coronavirus lockdown.

Some in the taxi industry have cried foul over the move to limit the number of passengers in taxis without any subsidy for the loss of income.

Responding to the use of public transport for those wanting to buy essential items, the minister said that people needed to shop within their immediate spaces. He said people must not travel long distances. He said that law enforcement had also been beefed up at major provincial entry points where some were seeking to defy the call not to move between provinces.

Cele also acknowledged that there needed to be clarity on when people were allowed to go to the shops for essentials.

 

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