Early indications are that local taxi operators are heeding the call by President Cyril Ramaphosa to unite in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Still not sure which essential services will remain open at the Makhado Municipality during this 21-day lockdown period? Here is a list:

Verskeie van Louis Trichardt se besighede is oop gedurende die 21-dae inperkingsperiode. Dié besighede verskaf noodsaaklike items soos voedsel of brandstof, terwyl ander weer belangrike ondersteunende dienste verskaf.

Residents from neighbouring countries were left stranded at the Beitbridge border post since midnight on Thursday, 26 March, when the lockdown regulations came into effect and the border closed.

SANParks just announced that they have recorded their first positive COVID-19 case in the Kruger National Park (KNP).

Hard times lie ahead for local businesses, following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that South Africa will go into total lockdown as from midnight on Thursday, 26 March.

What our government is doing now may be difficult to accept and understand by many of us. This step is brutal, and it will destroy thousands of businesses, it will leave hundreds of thousands of workers without an income and it will cause disruptions such as we have never experienced before.

From the Zoutpansberger and Limpopo Mirror’s side we have an obligation to assist in the way businesses communicate with their clients. We need to help the businesses as far as possible in telling their customers how the coronavirus has affected them and what interim measures are in place.

TLU SA het onmiddellik ná President Cyril Ramaphosa se aankondiging oor die nasionale ramp rondom COVID-19 (Coronavirus), begin werk aan riglyne oor hoe sy lede die situasie kan bestuur.