Security forces must save lives not violate rights, says Cyril Ramaphosa
President urges SANDF and police not to be heavy-handed during lockdown
26 March 2020 - 20:17
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on SA’s security forces to save lives and not violate the rights of people as SA goes into a lockdown at midnight on Thursday.
By Friday the country’s armed forces would have already been deployed across SA to enforce the 21-day lockdown to battle the spread of Covid-19...
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