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In addition, the SA Military Health Service will deploy Reserve Force doctors, nurses and operational emergency care practitioners.to support the police throughout the 21-day national lockdown.

South Africa has the highest number of infections on the continent with 1 187 confirmed cases and one death recorded. There have been 31 recoveries from the infection. “The SANDF is calling up members from the reserve force to complement the already deployed SANDF members in the fight against COVID-19. The SANDF will deploy in various capacities in the implementation of the national lockdown in order to recruit a broad plan of urban and rural operations.

More than 20 people have been arrested in Mpumalanga for alleged non-compliance with the coronavirus lockdown regulations. This was revealed by authorities as they crisscrossed the province. Community Safety MEC Gabsile Shabalala and Police Provincial Commissioner Mondli Zuma were in Ermelo to observe at first hand if people are complying with the rules of the lockdown.“We are in the region of 20 to 25 people that we have arrested. We are busy with operations in the arteries that comes into the province and out.

Step down sir before kushube

These people are so ignorant 🙄please send each place some soldiers

Those soldiers are the ones who will spread the virus since they aren't wearing protection and they not applying social distance

SANDF Skop AN Donder Force

ANC voters are continuously disregarding the laws like they disregard to pay their electricity in Soweto because they always bargain with their party for lawlessness in exchange for votes

Ive heard and seen President talking about soldiers, what soldiers did he deploy huh 🤔

SMakgobathe Prblm adult want to be treated like kids

I don't see these soldiers wearing protective gear I hope they watching their health as it won't help if they end up doing the infecting...

Heee I guess corona was very amused by this regalia, why dress-up like this for corona? We just wasted millions of money on students who decided on China for education, just any moment real issues are a moment away.

Soldiers to fight C19? How?

He wants to fight his own people

Why haven’t these ‘soldiers’ been deployed in previous weeks/months/years to fight crime? Where have they been?

Where I live it's like an abandoned town. You could even hear a pin drop from next door.

Tembisa

So they waited for the first confirmed case to act, when they knew about the global outbreak and did nothing to prevent it from coming into our shores. We have been let down by our own government.

It's high time we utilise neighborhood watch volunteers coz it seems SANDF needs assistance

Please allocate more soldiers to high density areas?

In the townships too, please

It is time that soldiers handle the situation.

Please Virginia is in need of soldiers asap

bongadlamini_ They should deploy them to Port Elizabeth townships. People are living their normal lives this side. Akhonto siyithatha serious.

tsakalawa Please send some to Western Cape township. These people are moving around a lot I tell you. Kids are even playing in the streets. Bafuna iquza esinqeni qha

🤣🤣😅

Asiba sabi💃

Cape town townships we want lots of solders on ground everytime please

How does the solders help fight covid'19?

Sandy must deploy almost 90% of them. Ku rough outside

More money, taxes will increase more

North West

I'm deeply sorry to confess that they're late.

And those soldiers are not deployed in white areas.

🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🍀

HaakMasandf

Mxm 🙄 we have never been on lockdown here Freedom Park/ Devland South of Johannesburg. Hope this move will bring about change.

East London please

“... as the fight intensifies...” am I missing something here

Yes please because wow the ignorance

Good Move

Kgane a se ba bantshe kamoka ka nako e 1?

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