The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NatJOINTS) has today further enhanced the operational capacity in KwaZulu-Natal in response to incidents in which people are seen to be undermining the authority of the State including the flouting of the Disaster Management Act Regulations.
During the deployment, SAPS commanders and members on the ground have been provided clear and concise directives, that responses to any and all situations must be informed by proper analysis. To this end, every situation will be assessed and dealt with on it’s own merit.
In situations where any operational response by the security forces may potentially result in injury and/or loss of life, a criminal case or cases will be opened against those that have created such situations and criminal action will be instituted against such persons.
People are reminded that the country is still under adjusted Alert Level 4 Lockdown, if we are to see a slowdown in the spread of the virus, all citizens of the country are urged to strictly adhere to the Disaster Management Act Regulations and failure to do so, including any person organising or being part of gatherings will also result in people being fined or jailed or both.