Gauteng Transport to launch programme to sanitise taxi ranks
The programme will be launched at the Sangweni Taxi Rank in Tembisa. The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport will on Monday launch a programme to support taxi ranks and transport modes with sanitisation of commuters and vehicles to curb the spread of COVID-19. The department partnered with Outsurance, SA Taxi Finance, Anglo Gold, Clinix Health Group, Amscor and other arms of the government.
The aim of the programme is to augment work already done by public transport operators. It will be launched at the Sangweni Taxi Rank in Tembisa, Ekurhuleni.
Meanwhile, the South African Military Health Service (SAMHS) has called on registered healthcare practitioners to join forces with its members in the fight against COVID-19.
The SAMHS says it’s looking for medical doctors, professional nurses, enrolled nurses, Auxiliary nurses, clinical associates and Operational Emergency Care Practitioners (OECPs).
“The SAMHS is reinforcing, regrouping and strengthening its medical capacity in the wake of the national state of disaster declared by the Commander-in-Chief of the South National Defence Force. This is within the prescripts of Lockdown Regulations stipulated in the National Disaster Management Act of 2002, section 27, sub-section 2,” SAMHS said in a statement.
In other news – Police Boss Bheki Cele breathes fire, threatens to ban alcohol even after Lockdown
Police minister warns public against fake videos and pulls no punches when it comes to alcohol prohibition laws, saying they should remain in place even after lockdown
Police Minister Bheki Cele has given the clearest indication yet that regulations prohibiting the sale and drinking of alcohol during the lockdown will not be relaxed, even remarking that he wished they were extended beyond this period. Cele has placed alcohol at the centre of South Africa’s high crime rate. He told City Press during an interview this week that there had been a significant drop in the number of violent crimes reported since the lockdown began on Friday, March 27. Read more
Source: sabcnews
