KwaZulu-Natal mayor Thamsanqa Ntuli has been arrested together with some community members for violating lockdown regulations.
It is alleged that the people including the mayor were handing over food parcels to taxi operators in the area.
Twenty people have been arrested in Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal on charges of contravening lockdown regulations in terms of the Disaster Management Act.
Police spokesperson Vish Naidoo says, “Seven of them were granted bail of R1000 each. They are expected to reappear in court on May 19, while the other thirteen paid an admission of guilt fine of R1 500 each and they were released.”
“This group of men allegedly were providing food for taxi operators in the area which caused a bit of commotion. The police had to be called in to disperse the crowd but the crowds were refusing to disperse,” explains Naidoo.
53 people arrested at KZN wedding to appear in court in June
The 53 people who were arrested at a wedding in eNseleni outside Richards Bay, in the KwaZulu-Natal north coast, are expected to appear in the Empangeni Magistrate Court on 11 June.
They have been charged with the contravention of the Disaster Management Act, which prohibits public gatherings.
#sabcnews More than 50 people have been arrested in eNseleni, outside Richards Bay KZN for contravening the lockdown regulations by holding a wedding of more than 50 people. SANDF and police arrived during the matrimonal ceremony.
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