JOHANNESBURG - ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has praised police for keeping things calm on 30 June, maintaining that the planned national shutdown failed to disrupt daily life.
He said businesses were open, public transport was running and most South Africans were going about their normal routines.
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Mbalula emphasized that immigration law enforcement remains a government responsibility.
"On the 30th of June, the country stood firm. They called for a shutdown," Mbalula said.
"South Africa did not shut down. Our children went to school. Our workers went to work. Our buses, our taxis and our trains ran. Our clinics and our shops stayed open. The economy kept its feet and we foresee no grave job losses from the action.
"For this, we thank the overwhelming majority of South Africans who refused to be conscripted into anarchy. And we thank the men and women of the South African Police Service for maintaining law and order in the Republic."