{"id":160477,"date":"2020-04-24T08:44:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T06:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/lockdown-police-shot-me-in-neck-and-head-for-buying-electricity\/"},"modified":"2020-04-24T08:44:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T06:44:26","slug":"lockdown-police-shot-me-in-neck-and-head-for-buying-electricity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/lockdown-police-shot-me-in-neck-and-head-for-buying-electricity\/","title":{"rendered":"Lockdown: &#8216;Police shot me in neck and head for buying electricity&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/04\/24\/Lockdown_Police_shot_me_in_neck_and_head_for_buying_electric\/\">Lockdown: &#8216;Police shot me in neck and head for buying electricity&#8217;<\/a>: Durban &#8211; A visit to a local spaza shop to buy electricity became a nightmare for a 33-year-old Ladysmith man who was shot in the head and neck with rubber bullets, allegedly by police officers. Sphesihle Zikalala, 33, said he had gone into town to buy groceries on Monday morning. \u201cI realised that I had forgotten to buy electricity so when I returned to my area (Steadville), I went to the local spaza shop not far from home. I was leaving the shop when this VW kombi with its sliding doors wide open&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/04\/24\/Lockdown_Police_shot_me_in_neck_and_head_for_buying_electric\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/04\/24\/Get_ready_to_exercise_next_Friday_but_remember_that_the_lock\/\">Get ready to exercise next Friday &#8211; but remember that the lockdown continues<\/a>: Stretching your muscles outside the house is part of level 4 of the risk-adjusted approach to the re-opening of the economy. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/04\/24\/Get_ready_to_exercise_next_Friday_but_remember_that_the_lock\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/04\/24\/Over_1000_companies_probed_for_noncompliance_with_lockdown_r\/\">Over 1,000 companies probed for non-compliance with lockdown regulations \u2013 Dept<\/a>: The Department of Employment and Labour said its more than 100 inspectors probed several companies in both the public and private sector. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/04\/24\/Over_1000_companies_probed_for_noncompliance_with_lockdown_r\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/04\/24\/WATCH_Police_and_SANDF_raid_Soweto_shops_enforce_lockdown_re\/\">WATCH | Police and SANDF raid Soweto shops, enforce lockdown regulations<\/a>: During a joint operation police and the SA National Defence Force held in Soweto, several raids were conducted on businesses which allegedly failed to comply with regulations in effect during the country&#8217;s national lockdown. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/04\/24\/WATCH_Police_and_SANDF_raid_Soweto_shops_enforce_lockdown_re\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/04\/24\/DAs_Steenhuisen_welcomes_Ramaphosas_phased_lockdown_approach\/\">DA&#8217;s Steenhuisen welcomes Ramaphosa&#8217;s phased lockdown approach, calls for more details<\/a>: The DA\u2019s interim leader John Steenhuisen calls for details of the levelled approach by government to the Covid-19 pandemic to be clear and unambiguous. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/04\/24\/DAs_Steenhuisen_welcomes_Ramaphosas_phased_lockdown_approach\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/04\/24\/Risk_factors_9_major_takeaways_from_Ramaphosa_s_lockdown_spe\/\">Risk factors: 9 major takeaways from Ramaphosa\u2019s lockdown speech<\/a>: Cigarettes will be sold, some sectors of the economy will be allowed to reopen &#8211; but caution is the word of the day as President Cyril Ramaphosa announces a partial easing of the lockdown from 1 May &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/04\/24\/Risk_factors_9_major_takeaways_from_Ramaphosa_s_lockdown_spe\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/04\/24\/SAs_biggest_metros_could_remain_under_strict_lockdown_measur\/\">SA&#8217;s biggest metros could remain under strict lockdown measures, government documents show<\/a>: The country&#8217;s metros have 75% of all Covid-19 cases and could remain at the highest risk assessment level post-lockdown. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/04\/24\/SAs_biggest_metros_could_remain_under_strict_lockdown_measur\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/04\/24\/70_of_internationallytrained_graduates_not_practicing_medici\/\">70% of internationally-trained graduates not practicing medicine. Can SA afford to leave it that way?<\/a>: Fast-tracking unregistered healthcare workers into SA&#8217;s health system is not without its risks, but it is not without its solutions either, say foreign-trained doctors. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/04\/24\/70_of_internationallytrained_graduates_not_practicing_medici\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/04\/24\/Parly_finance_committees_welcome_Treasurys_tax_relief_packag\/\">Parly finance committees welcome Treasury&#8217;s tax relief packages<\/a>: The presentation on the tax bills came a day after the president announced a R500 billion stimulus package to help South Africans in their time of need. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/04\/24\/Parly_finance_committees_welcome_Treasurys_tax_relief_packag\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/04\/24\/Payday_brings_home_impact_of_lockdown_on_cashstrapped_South_\/\">Payday brings home impact of lockdown on cash-strapped South Africans<\/a>: This morning, some South Africans are waking up to debit orders going off while there is little or nothing left in their accounts. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/04\/24\/Payday_brings_home_impact_of_lockdown_on_cashstrapped_South_\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make your life easier:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/buype.co.za\/advertise-your-special-offers-for-free\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Advertise your business special offers for FREE on BuyPE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/submit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submit your own Press Release<\/a> or get free content for your publication.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video &#8211; How to post your Press Release on MyPR:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9ovzdChGkuU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><small>My Press Release (MyPR) provides free South African targeted content and press releases for on and off line publishers and media. 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