EFF gives update to ongoing national shutdown
“As things stand, it is not a normal day in South Africa. Taxi ranks, malls and intersections which would ordinarily be busy in the cities and townships, are empty."
The red berets say they are pleased with the ongoing National Shutdown and the scenes unfolding in many parts of the country.
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It said the day was proceeding successfully as they have managed to cause disruption to the daily operations of the country.
“This morning, activists came out in their numbers and registered their dissatisfaction against the incompetent government of Cyril Ramaphosa, in the face of intimidation and violence by police and military personnel,” they wrote in a statement on Monday morning.
“Many activists who were violated or detained by the police in the early hours of the morning have been released and are on the ground determined to exercise their constitutional right to protest.”
The party claimed that businesses and taxis driving around townships and cities remained empty because people had headed the call of the EFF.
It said that the shutdown was a clear indication that South Africans were tired of load shedding, corruption, unemployment, crime, Gender-Based Violence and the lack of service delivery.
“As things stand, it is not a normal day in South Africa. Taxi ranks, malls and intersections which would ordinarily be busy in the cities and townships, are empty.
“Many shops, businesses, petrol stations, car dealerships and courts are not operational as a result of the Nation Shutdown,” continued the statement.
It said one major success from the shutdown was the drastic decrease of load shedding stages over the weekend.
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“It is because of the National Shutdown that South Africa has moved from stage four to stage one in the past four days and was even suspended yesterday.
“The economy has come to a standstill because they too are tired of Ramaphosa’s lies.
“He and the ANC said it is business as usual yet businesses are closed, meaning workers and the people of South Africa refused to listen to the lines.”
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Minister of Police Bheki Cele said that 87 people have been arrested across the country in connection to the shutdown.
He further said that of the 87 people arrested, 3 were believed to be EFF councillors in Mpumlanga, Gauteng, and Free State.
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