If you were thinking of breaking the lockdown rules, just don't!
Residents of Langa, Cape Town, taunted police as they defied the first day of the national lockdown on Friday. Police said they were 'being nice' on Friday but would soon get tough and start arresting people.They say snitches get stitches, but under the lockdown those who are busting their neighbours for breaking the law believe that they are saving lives.
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a 21-day lockdown last Monday which came into effect at midnight on Thursday. Under the order, citizens are not allowed to leave their homes unless receiving or providing essential services. Yes, the lockdown includes a ban on running, biking, taking your dog for a walk or just chilling on the streets.
While most people have kept to the rules and urged their neighbours to do the same, others broke them from day one. Luckily, this has also been a time for people to don those Avengers pyjamas they got for Christmas and be heroes by calling the cops and army on their neighbours., one cyclist, Reginald Welsford, caused a huff recently when he recorded a 48.4km cycle on day one of the lockdown.The comments didn't centre on him accomplishing the feat in two hours and 11 minutes, or that he burnt more than 1,000 calories doing it, but on him breaking the lockdown restrictions.
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