WATCH: SANDF spotted on Johannesburg streets ahead of Ramaphosa’s speech
Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) have been seen arriving in busloads on Jan Smuts Avenue, Craighall, ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation this evening.
UPDATE: 23 March, 4pm
The South African Army has released a statement saying that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has been deployed to support other government departments in terms of disaster relief, humanitarian assistance and crisis response at this time.
This after members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) arrived in busloads on Jan Smuts Avenue, Craighall this afternoon (23 March).
Two sub-units are to be deployed in Gauteng. One in the City of Johannesburg, the other in the City of Tshwane.
The duration of this operation is 21 days, but this may be extended for three months, according to the statement.
Initial report, 23 March 3.30pm
It is still unclear why they were there but an eyewitness suggested that it looks as if they were simply being transported but not deployed, Rosebank Killarney Gazette reports.
The troops have arrived at the Rand Light Infantry Regiment base in Craighall.
A large group of SANDF soldiers has been spotted at the suburb of Craighall in Johannesburg ahead of president Ramaphosa's speech #CoronavirusInSA pic.twitter.com/NOIePIa3mj
— Kunapa (@KunapaReporter) March 23, 2020
SANDF members in Rosebank. Arrived by bus ahead of Cyril Ramaphosa's address tonight.#Covid19SA pic.twitter.com/pOiRr1k4Da
— QAnton (@antonnies) March 23, 2020
His Excellency President @CyrilRamaphosa will address the nation this evening on the corona virus pandemic . At that stage the President would have finalized measures to be undertaken to mitigate impact of the virus to our people and the economy .
— Minister Jackson Mthembu (@JacksonMthembu_) March 23, 2020
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