SADF members on high alert near Pretoria High, 20 March 2023, during the national shutdown. Photo: The Citizen News/Nigel Sibanda
Shops on Madiba Street in Pretoria CBD have just been closed following looting threats at the Pick ’n Pay on corner Mutual and Madiba Street amid theAlthough it seemed like business as usual, a number of protesters wearing EFF regalia left the Church Square where most protesters were gathered before moving to the Union Building.
“Many activists who were violated or detained by police in the early hours of this morning have been released and are on the ground determined to exercise their Constitutional right to protest,” Thambo said.. Taxi ranks, malls, and intersections which would ordinarily be busy in the cities and townships, are empty.
“Many shops, businesses, petrol stations, car dealerships and courts are not operational as a result of the
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