TimesLive reports that the EFF has warned businesses to close their doors next Monday or risk being looted. The opposition party is planning the “mother of all shutdowns” to call for President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign.
In a video circulating online, EFF members can be heard announcing the shutdown over a loudspeaker: “We are saying to you close down all your businesses to avoid the looting. Close down all your shops to avoid the looting. Close down all your factories to avoid the looting. Close down everything. Nothing will be operating on that day. We are avoiding the looting. We are saying to you come and join the march, my brother. Come and join the march, my sister.” Meantime, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to police minister Bheki Cele calling for his assurance that the police will ensure the protests do not turn violent. “The national shutdown being organised and promoted by the EFF for March 20 presents a very clear and present threat to the economy, the safety and rights of citizens as well as to public and private infrastructure,” said DA MP Andrew Whitfield.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Unathi Nkanjeni at TimesLive
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