Zwelinzima Vavi says Monday's shutdown belongs to the SA Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) and other workers' unions, and not the EFF. | IamAlexSweet
The SAFTU general-secretary held a press briefing on Friday to give an update on the national protest which was announced by EFF leader Julius Malema on 29 January.
SAFTU has added 14 of its own demands, including an end to load shedding, but they are not calling for the president to step down. "This [shutdown] is not an attempt to form an alliance with the EFF, PAC, Azapo etc., but we are comrades in arms pursuing the same struggle [as with] all who identify themselves with the cause of the workers.""There are lots [of things that] we don't agree with the EFF. Surely, they have issues they don't agree with us [on]. We are emphasising unity with all the left-leaning who have workers' rights in mind - not the briefcase NGOs [though].
Vavi said the shutdown would be peaceful and anyone who threw stones, set off petrol bombs or damaged property or infrastructure was"not one of us".Meanwhile on Friday morning, Police Minister Bheki Cele told officers during a parade in Mayfair, Johannesburg, they should apply minimum force with transgressors, but show bravery when dealing with those who break the law during the protest.
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