PICS | Army, police take to the streets of Soweto on a Covid-19 blitz

Despite regulations preventing most people from leaving their homes except to procure essential goods and services, South Africans defied the rules of the nationwide lockdown put in place to curb the spread the Covid-19 coronavirus.

Photographer Tebogo Letsie captured Day 28 of the lockdown as members of the army and police patrolled the streets of Soweto.

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Thursday that the lockdown regulations would be reduced to level four measures from May 1. He deployed 70 000 additional soldiers to help enforce the relaxed measures.

A member of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) stands on top of a Nyala – a 4×4 multipurpose mine-resistant ambush-protected infantry mobility vehicle, during the lockdown enforcement in Soweto

A woman is arrested for selling sweets and snacks without a permit

A member of the SANDF hands out Covid-19 information pamphlets in Braamfischerville

A soldier patrols the street

A police officer arrests two women for selling cakes and snacks on the side of the road without a permit

Squad cars of the SANDF, SA Police Service and Johannesburg Metro Police headed to Bara Taxi Rank to crack down on non-compliance with lockdown regulations

A member of the SANDF hands out pamphlets to passing commuters

A commuter at Bara Taxi Rank

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