The streets of Bo Kaap, famous for its colourful homes, were completely empty. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks
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Photos: Day One of Lockdown in South Africa
Cape Town’s main roads were eerily quiet on Friday morning, the first day of the three-week lockdown ordered by President Cyril Ramaphosa to suppress the Covid-19 epidemic. Both the police and the army are enforcing the lockdown. The Department of Transport issued a statement saying that 22,347 traffic officers have been deployed across the country […]
The streets of Bo Kaap, famous for its colourful homes, were completely empty. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks
Cape Town’s main roads were eerily quiet on Friday morning, the first day of the three-week lockdown ordered by President Cyril Ramaphosa to suppress the Covid-19 epidemic. Both the police and the army are enforcing the lockdown. The Department of Transport issued a statement saying that 22,347 traffic officers have been deployed across the country to “ensure compliance with the published regulations”.