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Where my own dey pepper me be say at the end when it's already too late... after making all their mistakes, they always come back and confess to me that they are sorry for not listening to me back then.

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I am in South Africa and this is how...

Ramaphosa announces 21-day lockdown, outlines range of dramatic interventions

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a three-week total shutdown, beginning midnight on Thursday, to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

The president detailed a lengthy plan to “save the lives of South Africans” from the spread of the deadly virus, with government projections suggesting the number of positive cases will go into the tens of thousands in just a few weeks if left unchecked.

Ramaphosa was addressing the nation on Monday night.

The president said all South Africans will have to stay at home from Thursday midnight, apart from emergency services, health workers, traffic officers, security services, banking services, soldiers, laboratory services, and businesses involved in supplying and producing food and basic services, like food and medication.

The government will be deploying the army to ensure the enforcement government’s new plan, as enacted in terms of the Disaster Management Act.

A full list of essential services and places to remain open will be made public soon, Ramaphosa said. “Individuals are not allowed to leave their homes except to buy food or seek medical care or get their social grant,” Ramaphosa said.

He said temporary shelters are being identified to house homeless people, people in need of quarantine and those who are unable to self-isolate in their own homes.

Ramaphosa noted the severe pinch business, especially smaller enterprises, would feel because of these regulations, but said a solidarity fund was set up, which invited members of the public to put money into to assist vulnerable people.

If it comes to it, the government will use funds in the unemployment compensation fund to assist smaller businesses.

The government has invested capital of R150 million into the fund, and has already received R1 billion each in donations from the Rupert and Oppenheimer families.

Banks and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange will continue to be operational. Ramaphosa called on all employers to encourage their employees to work at home. He said all major banks will put measures in place to mitigate any problems.

He said there will be assistance to the tourism sector, which is suffering due to a recently-introduced travel ban.

The president called for calm from the public, and said there was no need for panic buying since all essential and basic services will be operational.

“We can ensure a continuous supply of goods, so there is no need to stockpile.”

The government will rollout a supply of water to rural and poorly-resourced areas, Ramaphosa said.

The president, meanwhile, said South Africans returning from high-risk areas will be quarantined for 14 days. Non-South Africans from high-risk areas will be turned away.

Those who arrived from high-risk countries after 9 March will be confined to their hotel for 14 days in quarantine.

Ramaphosa condemned businesses which have marked up the prices of essential goods.

He added that people must not act in their own “selfish interests”.

“We will therefore act very strongly against any attempts at corruption and profiteering from this crisis,” saying that special units of the NPA have been instructed to act immediately against offenders.

Ramaphosa reiterated the need for good hygiene practices.

“We will prioritise the lives and livelihoods of our people above all else, and will use all of the measures that are within or power to protect them from the economic consequences of this pandemic.”

*Anyone who wants to contribute to the solidarity fund can visit www.solidarityfund.co.za

JaceBlaze:
Not to piss on your parade but here's more Nigerians in dilapidated areas than in the suburbs.When people say when Nigerians turn clean places in pigsty you best believe that's not a prejudice or generalisation.It's an observation,and observations lead to stereotypes.

If that's how you see it, then I guess you have not met real Nigerians in South Africa. And I mean doctors, engineers, architects, nurses, genuine business men/women and students. You are still meeting and dealing with street guys. Sorry about that

XhosaNostra:
Even suburbs have "levels". You can't stay in a place like Waterkloof & think you're going to make noise or have a bunch of people over. Some white tannie or oom will call the cops on you. Most times you have to notify your neighbours 1st. Generally, that's the suburban lifestyle, very chill & very quiet. South African Indians & Coloureds are as rowdy as their black counterparts. Some whites too, depending on which area they're from. A white person from Benoni, Elandspoort, Danville etc, tend to be what you'd call, "White trash". Very ghetto. Not all are a certain way. The same with blacks. Even Soweto has posh areas, where people stay indoors & don't interact with the outside world much. All in all, people are different, which is why we also take up in arms when we're accused of being xenophobic here.

Enjoy yourself with your friends. Happy & safe Saturday.

The side of townships that many people don't see very often.

I stay in Bassonia Hills just after The Glen mall. I know what you are saying but they are tired of calling the cops cos it's of no use. Now the listen and learn cos I've lived there for so long and nobody can bully or intimidate me. It's a question of how you interact with people.

Thanks. And you too, have a lovely weekend. Stay protected and sanitize always. Avoid crowded areas, preferably stay indoors.

XhosaNostra:
Some of us grew up in the suburbs The problem with the suburbs, unlike the other areas, people don't socialize much with each other. They keep to themselves. If you've lived in the suburbs, surely you'd know that for a fact. Even people who live in the suburbs go to areas like the townships etc, to catch a bit of fun & to have more realistic interactions. Everybody in the suburbs is "civil", until you take them out of the suburbs

For you guys yes. But for me and my friends, we live in suburbs, catch fun as much as we want with our neighbors (20% African, the rest Indian, Colored, White, Asian) cos we are open minded and free spirit.

Yes, we do tag along with some to the location/township just to see how they live out there. Where I live, they all know me and my brothers cos we are free and always mingle with all. They are the happy souls I know in SA. Even as we speak, we are planning on taking goodies to our friends in Soweto (Protea Glen ext 9, Chiawole, Palm ridge and Eldos) they went home for the stay home thing.

We are all Africans and shouldn't be fighting each other always.

XhosaNostra:
True! True! True!

When you guys make this kind of statement, I just laugh it off. Not all Nigerians stays in areas like Hillbrow, Yeoville and the rest of them. Likewise not all Nigerians are engaged in illegal activities like y'all claims.

My advice... Come out from those slum areas you see Nigerians you don't like (which is like 5% out of 100) and mingle with well educated, intelligent, well behaved and legit Nigerians in suburbs.

Princessabby99:
I knew they will abuse it

Hahaha... Before nkoh? We are like that but we need to stop!!!

XhosaNostra


"This is South Africa, not your Naija. Haven't local hotels offered their premises to be used for quarantine purposes when needed? We got the "more beds" issue sorted out, now it's time to face the elephant in the room, which is the porous border between Zimbabwe & South Africa, to prevent this from spreading any more than it already has. Killing two birds with one stone. Whatever happens, you better believe that South Africans will tackle it together as a country, with no cost spared."

XhosaNostra... The News this morning...
SA’s healthcare system has only around 3 000 critical care hospital beds available … and it is not enough
06:00 20/03/2020 Sarah Evans
South Africa appears to be woefully underprepared for a serious escalation in Covid-19 cases, with roughly 3 000 out of about 7 000 critical care beds available between the public and private healthcare sectors, according to best estimates.

On Thursday, News24 reported approximate projections used by the government indicated 80% of Covid-19 infections would be mild, while 15 to 20% might require hospital admissions. About 5% would require critical care.

According to those projections, a slow response to the Covid-19 outbreak could result in anywhere between 87 900 and 351 000 deaths that could cause the health system to be completely overwhelmed.

It also estimates that at an infection rate of 10%, more than 100 000 people will require a form of hospitalisation at some stage and at a 20% rate, more than 500 000 would need hospitalisation.

(In Sazu's voice) This is the morning News your Highness

When Naija recorded our first case of covid19, South Africans were laughing at us and making jokes of how it will deal with us and our 200 million plus population.

Now they have 150 confirmed cases as of last night and 20 out of the 150 were locally transmitted. The Health Minister said last night that the number will pass 200 this morning. Now they gonna use almost R38million to build the fence instead of acquiring more beds and quarantine equipments.

The fence they are building, unknowingly they are helping Zimbabweans who have not recorded any case of covid19. We that live in Gauteng province (Johannesburg) are the hardest hit compared to other province. Worst case, the locals (South African blacks) are not taking this serious and it's going to backfire pretty soon.

Let me kuku go and search for Chloroquine sef, I don use to Chloro from my childhood in NAIJA. I know say e go scratch me die but prevention is better than cure. Before you know it now dem go begin say na we Nigerians carry am come South Africa.

My people, make una keep safe jare.

Unstoppable... We Never Walk Alone!!!

Haba!!! They for disappear and reappear where they are going nah. Masquerade wey no fit disappear, that one na masquerade?

Damn it!!! We Nigerians can never learn from our past mistakes. Someone around there is smoking, another one is trying to light a cigar, don't forget mama Chichi who is frying akara nearby and busy fanning her dying embers... Boom!!! Lord have mercy

This is long over due. Thank God we are coming back to our senses