Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe says the more than 550 people arrested during the EFF national shutdown face charges such as public violence, intimidation, damage to critical infrastructure, theft and attempted looting.
Those arrested faced charges such as public violence, intimidation, damage to critical infrastructure, theft and attempted looting.More than 550 people were arrested during the EFF national shutdown protest on Monday.
Gauteng recorded the highest number of arrests, with 149 people taken into custody. The Northern Cape recorded the second highest number with 95 arrests, followed by the Eastern Cape, where 80 protesters were arrested, and the Free State with 64 arrests.The arrests resulted from"integrated law enforcement deployments", and law enforcement agencies were supported by the defence force, private security groups, community policing forms and neighbourhood watches, Mathe added.
The protest action was focused on Pretoria, where 2 000 to 2 500 protesters gathered at Church Square before marching to Ramaphosa's official residence, Mahlamba Ndlopfu. Smaller protests were scattered across the country.In Johannesburg, a few hundred supporters from Alexandra township marched to Sandton. There was also some protest action in Tembisa on the East Rand, where protesters closed roads with burning tyres and rocks.
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