All Roots Butcheries have re-opened their doors as was indicated by an SMS sent out from Roots Butcheries to its clients.
The message reads: Stores are all open and are following guidelines of law enforcement. Please practice social distancing and stay safe.
This came after police closed down three of its franchises allegedly due to overcrowding.
The initial message sent to clients read: “Roots Butchery is being closed by the police. If your store is closed and you need food please ask your police station why they closed our stores.”
This was soon followed by a second message: Roots Butchery wants to correct our previous message. The police have only closed three of our stores as of 2pm 27 March 2020 due to over-crowding. Call 010 590 9270 for more info. We apologise for any confusion caused and respect the lockdown protocols. Please be safe and practice social distancing.
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At the time, local Roots Butchery (Ermelo) manager, Mr Roger Costa, ensured residents that they were still operational, but requested people to adhere to social distancing as many people still ignored this safety measure which was put in place by the government to avoid spreading Coronavirus.
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