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Honderde inwoners wat by die re\u00ebls van die inperking hou het gal op sosiale media gebraak en ges\u00ea inwoners steur hulle nie aan wetgewing nie en vrees dat hulle die virus kan versprei. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kapt. Cyril Dicks, \u2019n polisiewoord\u00advoerder, het in \u2019n WhatsApp-boodskap inwoners gewaarsku dat die polisie streng gaan optree teen oortreders wat nie gehoor gaan gee aan die wetge\u00adwing nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDie inperking is nie grap nie. Inwoners wat voor spazawinkels rond staan, sal in hegtenis geneem word. Gaan na jou naaste winkel toe en koop die noodsaaklike artikels en gaan dan huis toe,\u201d het kapt. Dicks gemaan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die polisie het tydens die eerste dag van die inperking sy stem behoorlik dik gemaak vir oortreders en huiswinkels is toegemaak wat nie die nodige dokumentasie het nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens kapt. Dicks is verskeie mense aangekeer en toegesluit, onder andere drie mans in Mamre met \u2019n bakkie vol alkohol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brendan Petersen vertel hy en sy vriende het behoorlik op die eerste aand van die inperking deurgeloop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEk weet ons was verkeerd om nog laat buite te wees, maar ek glo dit was nie nodig dat hulle ons so moes slaan nie,\u201d meen Petersen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Cyril Ramaphosa het Donderdag aan lede van die weermag ges\u00ea die inperking is nie \u2019n oorlog teen inwoners van die land nie, maar \u2019n oorlog teen die gevreesde virus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Di\u00e9 woorde was vandeesweek deur die polisieminister, Bheki Cele, beaam. 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