South Africa to deploy tens of thousands more troops for lockdown
South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers patrol during a protest over food parcels in Alexandra, Johannesburg, on April 20, 2020. PHOTO | MARCO LONGARI | AFP
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa plans to deploy more than 73,000 extra troops to help implement a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, the defence minister said.
The country is four weeks into a strict police and military-enforced shutdown during which jogging, dog-walking and the sale of alcohol have been banned until the end of April.
