National shutdown | SA Council of Churches concerned

JOHANNESBURG - The South African Council of Churches is concerned about Monday's planned national shutdown.

It says while everyone has a constitutional right to demonstrate, safety cannot be guaranteed.

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The EFF is calling on people to join a countrywide shutdown.

It's protesting against rolling blackouts and calling for President Cyril Ramaphosa's resignation.

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"The issue is that our experience has shown that it happens without necessarily been planned by the organisers," said Bishop Malusi Mpulwana.

"We've had a horrible experience of July 2021, it's very difficult for South Africans to put that behind their minds.

"But we do recognise that every South African, every organisation has a a right to demonstrate in our society."