Thousands arrested in KZN for flouting alert level 3 regulations This follows multi-disciplinary law enforcement operations launched after President Cyril Ramaphosa moved the country from alert level one lockdown in December last year. Picture: 123rf.com
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KWAZULU-NATAL – Over the past four weeks, 7,270 people have been arrested for flouting alert level-three lockdown regulations.
This follows multi-disciplinary law enforcement operations launched after President Cyril Ramaphosa moved the country from alert level one lockdown in December last year in an effort to ease pressure on the healthcare system.
The police’s Jay Naicker said that 1,579 private citizens and business-people were among those arrested for failing to adhere to the curfew.
Bheki Cele goes on walkabout in KZN hotspot Mluleki Mdletshe > By Mluleki Mdletshe - 29 December 2020 - 18:21 Police minister Bheki Cele visited a mall and taxi rank in uMhlathuze in the King Cetshwayo district of KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday. Image: Mluleki Mdletshe
Police minister Bheki Cele said he is impressed with the level of discipline shown by uMhlathuze residents under level 3 in the northern KwaZulu-Natal town on Tuesday.
Cele was speaking at the Richards Bay taxi rank, where together with transport, community safety and liaison MEC Bheki Ntuli, he appealed to the community to observe the new lockdown regulations under level 3 - particularly around the ban on alcohol sales and public consumption, the national curfew, social distancing and the mandatory wearing of masks.