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South Africans have been moved by an incident where a woman was arrested for allegedly selling atchaar without a permit in Dobsonville, Soweto.
The arrest was caught on camera on Thursday while police, government officials and the defence force were patrolling the area to ensure residents were adhering to the lockdown regulations.
“I promise you. I was no longer selling. I was waiting for a taxi. The taxis are going to be available from 3pm,” the woman was heard saying in Zulu, pleading her case as two officers held her arms on either side.
They escorted her through the crowded street to a police van.n another video, she was seen being loaded into the back of a police van along with her bucket of atchaar.
Social media influencer and lawyer Tumi Sole was one of those who offered to help after seeing the footage.
He headed to the Dobsonville police station where she was being held, willing to pay her bail and secure her release.
Hours after the street vendor’s arrest however, Sole said he was still at the police station, trying to secure her release.