No disruptions in Joburg and Pretoria after calls for national shutdown

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No disruptions in Joburg and Pretoria after calls for national shutdown
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Calls for protests initially came from unsigned petitions on social media with demands for statet intervention to reduce the petrol price

The Nelson Mandela Bridge in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, is shown in this file photo. Picture: SUNDAY TIMES/BONILE BAM

“TMPD and other law enforcement agencies have deployed for any eventualities. At this stage we did not spot or receive any complaint of people embarking on a protest in the City of Tshwane,” he said. “The federation and its affiliated unions will not be part of that stayaway. We also discourage our members from joining this stayaway because it is an unprotected action that can result in their dismissal from work,” Cosatu said on the eve of the threatened protest.

The government's National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure , which co-ordinates law enforcement operations, said on Thursday it would curb any criminality if Friday’s rumoured national shutdown went ahead.“Our plans are in accordance with the operations guided by the office of the provincial commissioner and the main focus is the high police visibility, which is a deterrent for any possible threat.

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