Update:
As the national shutdown continues, there have been a few gatherings sighted in the City.
The protestors have now gathered at Parliament. There is a strong police presence but the protest has been peaceful.
See images of the gathering below:
As the national shutdown continues, there have been a few gatherings sighted in the City.
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A Cape {town} Etc reporter has noted a few dozen protestors gathered at a parking lot close to the Cape Peninsula University of Technology campus in Zonnebloem.
More protestors are gathered near the City Hall and are getting ready to march towards parliament.
See the video below:
Ground forces of the EFF and other Political Parties and Unions singing revolutionary songs ahead of the March and Shutdown currently underway in Cape Town. #NationalShutdown pic.twitter.com/ZSIKVeQ34x
— EFF_Western Cape (@EFFWesternCape_) March 20, 2023
The time of the march has not been announced.
So far there have been no signs of violence reported in the City.
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Picture: Murray Swart / Cape {town} Etc
