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The unit confirms that 19 arrests were made in Joburg for contravening various regulations.
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SAPS and JMPD officers along with security forces gather in Newtown, Joburg as they prepare to enforce the nationwide lockdown from midnight. #21daysLockdownSA #StayHomeSA pic.twitter.com/Y753vke3Dv
โ Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) March 26, 2020
Gloves and masks are at the ready as the men and women in blue prepare to head onto the streets of Joburg tonight. #StayHomeSA #21daysLockdownSA pic.twitter.com/Td9V5YUfT7
โ Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) March 26, 2020
Following a briefing, the police officers will head out to different strategically planned areas where they will man the roads and neighbourhoods. #StayHomeSA #21daysLockdownSA pic.twitter.com/5cHr00zjkc
โ Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) March 26, 2020
Gloves and masks are now being handed out to all officers. Although the masks are uncomfortable, officers tell us they get used to it. #StayHomeSA #21daysLockdownSA pic.twitter.com/2BQi9lWCn2
โ Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) March 26, 2020
Private security companies are also assisting the SAPS and JMPD this evening in ensuring citizens adhere to the lockdown regulations. #21daysLockdownSA #StayHomeSA
โ Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) March 26, 2020
A few police officers tell us they are nervous but that they're doing this for their families and the citizens of this country. To ensure everyone is safe. #StayHomeSA #21daysLockdownSA
โ Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) March 26, 2020
Joined by the SANDF, the police now make their way to the Joburg CBD as well as Hillbrow. We are met with a seemingly endless string of police vehicles. #21daysLockdownSA #StayHomeSA pic.twitter.com/V1NiZXNTVR
โ Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) March 26, 2020
Just a friendly reminder to all concerned. This exercise is to combat the spread of the virus and flatten the curve. So the virus is the enemy, not each other.
โ ProVerb (@ProVerbMusic) March 26, 2020
With just minutes to go before the national lockdown comes into full effect, the streets of Joburg are practically empty. #21daysLockdownSA #StayHomeSA pic.twitter.com/K22JNXHxYP
โ Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) March 26, 2020
As we make our way through the Joburg CBD, the team comes across a group of people loading a taxi. "Where are you going with a taxi this time of night? You have 3 minutes," the officers order. #21daysLockdownSA #StayHomeSA pic.twitter.com/PA5bLWZKu7
โ Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) March 26, 2020
Making our way through Hillbrow now. Despite it being well past midnight, officers are still having to order a number of people to go inside. #21daysLockdownSA #StayHomeSA
โ Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) March 26, 2020
The officers just came across a shop still selling liquor in Hillbrow. It was quickly shut down. #21daysLockdownSA #StayHomeSA
โ Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) March 26, 2020
A roadblock has now been set up in Hillbrow. Here, police will stop and search any vehicle still on the roads. #StayHomeSA #21daysLockdownSA pic.twitter.com/ncjKlsA6XA
โ Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) March 26, 2020
It's almost 1AM and police came across yet another a makeshift tavern in Hillbrow still selling alcohol. #21daysLockdownSA #StayHomeSA
โ Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) March 26, 2020
The regulations are clear. If police find any alcohol in a vehicle, it will be destroyed on the spot. #21daysLockdown #StayHomeSA pic.twitter.com/PLs3ifEuei
โ Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) March 26, 2020
That's it for the Joburg inner city. The team is now heading through to Alexandra. #21daysLockdown #StayHomeSA
โ Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) March 26, 2020
We've barely entered Alexandra and already the officers have pulled over a vehicle. When asked why he's still on the road, the driver said he's on his way home. #StayHomeSA #21daysLockdown
โ Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) March 26, 2020
The SAPS, JMPD, SANDF and private security companies are now moving deeper into Alexandra. A number of residents have already been caught driving well past the midnight curfew. #StayHomeSA #21daysLockdownSA pic.twitter.com/yBA8ppmoAB
โ Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) March 26, 2020
The streets of Alexandra are eerily quiet. #21daysLockdownSA #StayHomeSA pic.twitter.com/QN6NFe1zKm
โ Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) March 27, 2020
There are quite a few Alexandra residents still out on the streets. Most are cooperative when officers order them to go home. But some are not so friendly. #StayHomeSA #21daysLockdownSA
โ Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) March 27, 2020
This is where our journey with the brave members of the SAPS, JMPD, SANDF and other security personnel comes to an end. But the fight against #COVID19SouthAfrica continues for these men and women for the next 21 days. #StayHomeSA #21daysLockdownSA pic.twitter.com/CPzxs2QvxW
โ Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) March 27, 2020
Thanks so much for joining us as we took you inside the first few hours of the #21daysLockdownSA. Be safe. #StayHomeSA
โ Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) March 27, 2020