Tomorrow, the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, will visit a roadblock with the Minister of Transport and Public Works, Bonginkosi Madikizela, in Athlone.
The purpose of the roadblock is to perform oversight over the movement of people between provinces and locally during the seven-day grace period which began on 1 May 2020. This grace period allows for residents who were forced to stay within the confines of another province or area to return home.
Date: Tomorrow, 5 May 2020
Time: 10:00 – 11:00am
Venue: M5 Roadblock, Athlone (M5 just after the Athlone turnoff towards Muizenberg)
Please confirm your publication’s attendance and the name of the journalist/s representing your organisation.
There will be an opportunity for photographs and interviews.
Media Enquiries:
Cayla Ann Tomás Murray
Spokesperson for Minister Albert Fritz
Tel: 021 483 8550
Cell: 064 121 7959
Email: Cayla.murray@westerncape.gov.za
Ntomboxolo Makoba-Somdaka
Spokesperson for Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela
Cell: 082 953 0026
Email: Ntomboxolo.Makoba-Somdaka@westerncape.gov.za
