The Advertiser team has been on the ground observing the happenings on the streets as the country’s 60 million citizens enter the new reality, Covid-19 lockdown. This is how various communities are responding to the nationwide lockdown.
Some of the shelves were on the second day of the lockdown left empty at the Checkers Hyper on Rondebult Road. This was apparently due to panic-buying by shoppers who ignored President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call to not panic. They decided to fill their trolleys with goods leaving other shoppers with zero options.
The stretch of Rietfontein Road was quiet on the first day of 21-day national lockdown.Goods prices skyrocket: Some essential goods have now seen a steep hike in prices with this mask going for as much as R59.95 each at a pharmacy in Witfield. When asked as to why the mask was priced at an unusually-high, workers said it’s their boss’ decision. Panic buying has left many local supermarkets stripped of essential goods, including staple foods.One of the normally bustling streets in Angelo informal settlement was on the first day of the lockdown relatively quiet.
Residents of Angelo informal settlements were photographed queuing outside a dealer on Main Reef Road to buy paraffin.
