ANALYSIS | SA must defend citizens from its army before it’s too late

02 April 2020 - 06:03 By Karyn Maughan
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A policeman instructs a man to do push-ups during an operation in Eldorado Park, on the fourth day of a nationwide lockdown.
A policeman instructs a man to do push-ups during an operation in Eldorado Park, on the fourth day of a nationwide lockdown.
Image: Alon Skuy

Just a week into lockdown and there are already signs the state may be unwittingly creating the circumstances for social upheaval – thanks to law enforcement’s violent attempts to implement it.

And while Bheki Cele has urged them to show compassion, his off-the-cuff initial response was telling.

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