South Africa’s Telkom to close all its stores during lockdown

JOHANNESBURG: South African telecom company Telkom will close all its stores during the 21-day national lockdown due to start from midnight, it said on Thursday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the lockdown in an address on Monday, saying Africa’s most advanced economy needed to escalate its response to the spread of the coronavirus, which has infected 709 people in the country.

“As a company, we wholeheartedly support this measure. There is no doubt that this is the best tool we have to flatten the curve and save lives,” said Telkom Consumer Chief Executive Serame Taukobong in a statement.