21-day nationwide lockdown announced for South Africa

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ponder said:
The usual crowd, 'you got nothing to fear from the police'.

Shoot first ask questions later, fsck your permit.
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The journalist was on the wrong side standing around in a group of people out socializing. You can clearly hear all of them run when the police start shooting. And it is rubber bullets.
 
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rietrot said:
The journalist was on the wrong side standing around in a group of people out socializing. You can clearly hear all of them run when the police start shooting. And it is rubber bullets.
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You don't just start shooting at people, you tell them to leave first.
 
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I am surprised by the number of foreign reporters in South Africa at the moment. They report much more directly than our own media.
 
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An article related to the incident in Yeoville,

www.news24.com

Police clash with Joburg residents, News24 reporter caught in crossfire

On the first day of South Africa’s nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the deadly Covid-19, the police were out in numbers and resorted to the use of force to disperse residents.
www.news24.com www.news24.com

Police clash with Joburg residents, News24 reporter caught in crossfire
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A News24 reporter was caught in the crossfire when police fired rubber bullets to disperse pockets of people loitering in the streets of Yeoville, Johannesburg on day one of the nationwide lockdown.

It is unclear whether those who came under fire were on essential business as stipulated in the lockdown regulations.

News24 reporter Azarrah Karrim was on the scene filming the incident on a nearby street, when pedestrians suddenly started running to safety after being fired on by the police.

As an officer stood at the entrance of a house aiming his gun inside a property, he noticed Karrim recording and ran towards the journalist, calling over his colleagues.

In the video, multiple shots can be heard being fired at the Karrim, despite her shouting "I'm media" to police.

One shot was fired at close range, completely missing her. She was not hurt in the incident

After screaming frantically she was part of the media, the officers lowered their guns, asking: "Why didn't you tell us this?"

Struggling

They told the reporter after the shooting they were struggling to keep everyone indoors and ordered her to leave the scene.

The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) has written a formal complaint to the police about this incident.

Members of the media are considered part of the essential services, which are allowed to be out in the streets during the lockdown.

Sanef's acting Gauteng convenor, Hopewell Radebe, told News24 this was the third incident on day one of the lockdown it was aware of.

"We have already seen three videos that show police [figuratively] shoot first and ask questions later," he said.

One incident took place in the Western Cape involving police and a photographer, while the other saw a journalist in a yet unidentified area being threatened while recording the police and SA National Defence Force (SANDF) members clamping down on people drinking beer in public.

It was surprising it was the police and not SANDF members who were involved, Radebe said, especially since Sanef had negotiated with the police's central command to allow journalists to do their work without restrictions.

"But when one looks at these videos, they didn't even get to asking for [identification]."

These cases, Radebe said, had been forwarded to the national police commissioner for his attention.
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AfricanTech said:
Are the media wearing vests that clearly identify them?
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Well she wasn't...and her "permit" was in her bag.

If she was wearing a hi-vis MEDIA vest and a lanyard with credentials, this would not have happened to her.

Nowadays any twat with a YouTube channel, is "media"...the cops don't have time to ask everyone for credentials, not when they have to clean up streets were anarchy and lawlessness is the daily norm.
 
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Wasn't too busy at the shops today. Everyone is out of fresh produce however. Makro has cordoned off half their store. Now I know personal hygiene and bedding and stuff isn't a necessity. Took almost 30 minutes to get into Checkers. They've cordoned off the clothing but apparently hardware, gardening and kids' toys are essential items. :)
 
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Swa said:
...apparently hardware, ... are essential items. :)
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YES they are. When the legislation and "list" came out it was made clear that, come Friday, it would be food only. 'Hardware' is the one thing I did not stock up on, as I could simply pop down to Checkers to get the odd thing we need. So, Thursday morning saw me perusing the deserted hardware section at Checkers Hyper while everyone else was panic buying seemingly everything else. Got myself some tape, batteries, lightbulbs and cable ties. Forgot to buy glue though.
 
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