1 458 arrested over 2 weeks in North West for breaking lockdown rules
Police in the North West arrested 1,458 suspects since 28 December 2020 for contraventions relating to the Adjusted Level 3 Lockdown regulations.
Through the Safer Festive Season / Operation “Tlotla Molao” in the province, the number of suspects arrested are broken down as follows:
- Failure to confine to residences: 625
- Being in a public place without / not wearing a mask: 661
- Sale, dispensing, and distribution of liquor: 115
- Failure to close cinemas / restaurants / faith-based institution: 52
- Carrying of more than 70% of the licensed capacity for long-distance travel by a bus or taxi service: 2
- Exceeding the maximum number of customers and employees by a business: 3
Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Sello Kwena urged members of the community to be disciplined and on their own, comply with the regulations as part of minimizing Coronavirus infections.
-EWN
In other news – Trouble in paradise: Itumeleng Khune’s fed up wife Sphelele packs her bags and leaves
It seems there is trouble in paradise for Kaizer Chiefs goalie Itumeleng Khune and his ‘fed up’ wife Sphelele Makhunga.
This after sources close to the soccer star revealed that the goalie spent his first Christmas without his family. A local publication has learnt that Sphelele packed her bags and went home to KwaZulu-Natal in November. Learn More
