ANC SG Fikile Mbalula blamed Jacob Zuma for inciting anti-immigration violence, sparking online backlash as tensions rise ahead of the 30 June shutdown.
ANC SG Fikile Mbalula blamed Jacob Zuma for inciting anti-immigration violence, sparking online backlash as tensions rise ahead of the 30 June shutdown.
The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) has called on government to rename Human Rights Day to Sharpville Massacre Day to properly commemorate the fateful clash.
National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said South Africa will continue to support Russia while addressing a parliamentary conference in Moscow.
The Economic Freedom Fighters' shutdown saw the arrests of more than 500 protestors across the country. Police say Gauteng saw the highest number of arrests.
The Presidency has defended government after Julius Malema revealed that the transport minister blocked the EFF from transporting protestors to the shutdown.
EFF members camped outside the ANC's headquarters, Luthuli House in Joburg, and called for the end of loadshedding and President Cyril Ramaphosa's removal.
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema sang praises to his supporters for bravely participating in the national shutdown despite heavy police presence.
The Economic Freedom Fighters, alongside several political organisations, protested outside President Cyril Ramaphosa's presidential residence in Pretoria.
The Economic Freedom Fighters took to the streets on Monday, 20 March for its national shutdown. The ANC and DA have claimed the planned protest was a failure.
Johannesburg CBD residents said they would ensure looting does not take place during the EFF's national shutdown and the party was praised for its conduct.
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