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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>South African immigration officials refused a Zimbabwean national entry into the country on 31 December 2020 for not wearing a mask.<\/p>\n

This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that it is now illegal to not wear a mask in public places.<\/p>\n

Ramaphosa made the announcement during his address to the nation about the country\u2019s response to the current surge of coronavirus on Monday. He said:<\/p>\n

A person who does not wear a mask covering over their nose and mouth in a public place would be committing an offence.<\/p>\n

A person who does not wear a mask could be arrested and prosecuted.<\/p>\n

On conviction, they will be liable to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or both a fine and imprisonment.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) has outlined the processes that law enforcement officials are required to follow should an arrest be carried out for failure to wear a mask in public spaces.<\/p>\n

LHR\u2019s Deputy Director, Wayne Ncube, says there shouldn\u2019t be blanket arrests of members of the public not wearing masks but police officers must first instruct a person to wear a mask in public before attempting to make an arrest. Said Ncube:<\/p>\n

The wearing of a mask is mandatory and failure to comply with the verbal instructions from an enforcement officer, which includes the military and other government services, is committing an offence.<\/p>\n

The way it works is if you are approached by a law enforcement officer, and you fail to listen to their verbal instruction to put on the mask, then you can be arrested and charged with a crime.<\/p>\n

So there is an opportunity for compliance and not just a blanket arrest enforcement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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