The EFF are demanding that Ramaphosa step down and to protest against the constant bouts of load shedding that South Africa has experienced NationalShutdown EFF
The EFF said that the judgement by the High Court affirmed its right to protest after the court interdicted the party from shutting down any schools, trade, or public roads.
The court judgment, however, does state that the EFF and its members are prohibited from shutting down schools, stores or businesses.However, the court did not declare the nationwide protest as unlawful, as per thesaid the right to protest is a “universal and inalienable right that no one should undermine.”
“Like we always said all protest action on 20 March must be militant and radical yet peacefully to register legitimate demands that affect our collective existence as a people. We call on all fighters to protest, and vigorously within the confines of the law.”On Saturday, The South African Human Rights Commission urged government to ensure that South Africans who are not “supportive” of the national shutdown march will be protected.
SAHRC spokesperson Wisani Baloyi said South African who do not support the national shutdown must be kept safe. “The Commission calls on the government and the relevant ministries to ensure that persons who wish to exercise their rights, and who are not supportive of the protest actions of the EFF, are not intimidated or harmed as they go about their lives and livelihoods on 20 March 2023,” Baloyi said
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