Organisers deny claims Alexandra protests are acts of 'electioneering' AlexTotalShutdown
JOHANNESBURG - Organisers of the shutdown in Alexandra have denied that the protest is a mere act of electioneering.
WATCH: Alex total shut down: Residents fed up with illegal structures However, Sandile Mavundla, a community leader and one of the campaign initiators, has dismissed this.
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