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LIVE | 611 police officers have tested positive for Covid-19 since start of lockdown - Cele

2020-05-22 10:30

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We have written to Parliament to request for a extension on the firearm amnesty period, due to expire at the end of May, after noticing that a decline in the voluntary handover of firearms.

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Thus far, six police officers have died due to Covid-19, Cele says. Two of these police officers died on Thursday in the Western Cape.

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Cele: There are 121 stations countrywide where members have tested positive and the stations were decontaminated with the Western Cape being hardest hit.

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The 230 000 cases opened includes since the start of the lockdown people have allegedly contravening the following regulations: liquor related offences, cigarette related offences, illegal gathers, failure to confine to place of residence, according to Cele.

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Cele says 1072 murders were recorded during the lockdown.

The government has witnessed a surge of contraband on the country’s borders during the lockdown. 


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There has been an increase in gender-based violence cases, says Cele.

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We have noticed an increase in hijacks, says Cele, most have been recorded in Gauteng followed by the Western Cape.

We have had 2 major drug busts in this week alone.



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