Did the EFF shut down South Africa or was it a flop?
, saying ground forces came out in their numbers to protest against the “incompetent government of [President] Cyril Ramaphosa in the face of intimidation and violence by police and military personnel”.“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 lies.”
Others said the march was a failure because services were operating and many were already at home because Monday fell between a weekend and a public holiday.“The EFF's plans of shutdown through chaos has failed. They are left isolated in many parts of the country; their attempt to incite insurrection by using [the] electricity crisis has failed.ot that they don't have issues against government, [but] we will fix load-shedding and many other challenges working with our citizens,” he said.
“We are fighting for our future, while others are too afraid to leave the house. Ramaphosa can see all his cities took notice of the fighters and shut down. We don’t need thousands in the streets — three fighters are enough,” Brighton Mudau, 35, said.“There has been no violence or damage to property. As you can see, all businesses belonging to people who support us are closed, but we will not force others to close,” he added.
“Buses and taxis are driving around the townships and cities empty, because our people have heeded the call of the EFF not to allow business as usual and call for the resignation of Cyril Ramaphosa.”
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