Clashes between law enforcement and protestors have already been reported as the EFF's national shutdown gets underway today:
Earlier this morning Small group of protesters began gathering on Orchards Quarry. SAPS and Metro held the line and pushed the protesters back into Nyanga.
Yesterday saw two failed to petrol bomb MyCiti busses as fires were extinguished causing only smoke damage.“SAPS forensics attended to gather evidence,” Smith posted on social media. A small group of protesters gathered in Parklands Tableview late last night and tried to intimidate fuel stations in area.“Another nine EFF supporters retreated into a security complex and hid. Private security are monitoring EFF residence.”While members of the SAPS have been preparing for the protests across the country, the Western Cape’s integrated law enforcement agencies were placed on high alert, with tactical deployments in place, in preparation for the national shutdown.
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