This as pressure mounts on the government to ease the lockdown to prevent catastrophic damage to the country's economy.
This as pressure mounts on the government to ease the lockdown to prevent catastrophic damage to the country's economy.The government has been subjected to multiple court actions questioning some of the lockdown regulations while several organisations such as the DA, FF Plus and AfriForum have approached the courts to end the lockdown.
In his newsletter, Ramaphosa says he understands it is everyone's right to go to court. Furthermore, he says the government has taken all criticism of its response to the Covid-19 pandemic on the chin.Members of the SA Defence Force were deployed across the country on March 27 2020. Soldiers took to the streets to help enforce lockdown regulations in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus. TimesLIVE spent some time on duty with the SANDF in Alexandra.
“To the greatest extent possible under these challenging circumstances, we aim for consultation and engagement. We want all South Africans to be part of this national effort. The voices of ordinary citizens must continue to be heard at a time as critical as this. “Although we can point to the progress we have made in delaying the transmission of the virus, there is still a long way to go. The weeks and months ahead will be difficult and will demand much more from our people.”
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