Zikalala said most of the cases were people gathering despite being asked not to by the government.
Nineteen KwaZulu-Natal residents who allegedly committed violations during the national state of disaster are being investigated by the police, Premier Sihle Zikalala said on Tuesday.
Zikalala was addressing a contingent of media following the national lockdown declared by President Cyril Ramaphosa which will come into effect from Thursday at midnight. “The cases are people who continued their gatherings irrespective of the regulations and directives. Some of them went to public areas that were already closed. We are going to ensure these cases are followed.”“We are happy that before the lockdown, the police and [eThekwini] metro were very strong in monitoring the beaches. They were quite effective.”
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