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national shutdown

Cosatu ‘heartened’ by worker support for national stayaway
National
/ 6 July 2023

Cosatu ‘heartened’ by worker support for national stayaway

Among the labour federation’s demands are that pension reforms be implemented on 1 March 2024 and intervention municipalities that fail to employees

By Lyse Comins
EFF marched but it was no Sri Lanka moment
Opinion
/ 24 March 2023

EFF marched but it was no Sri Lanka moment

Police Minister Bheki Cele and his team of officers appear to be better at arresting radials than criminals

By Paddy Harper
EFF shutdown wasn’t a total failure, says analyst
Politics
/ 23 March 2023

EFF shutdown wasn’t a total failure, says analyst

But the party’s ‘aspirations of chaos’ must be curbed and it alienates mostly peace-loving citizens with rhetoric that borders on ‘warmongering’

By Lizeka Tandwa
Shutdown aftermath: Case for a new United Democratic Front
Opinion
/ 21 March 2023

Shutdown aftermath: Case for a new United Democratic Front

Eligible voters no longer vote; they don’t trust any politician. The UDF, a coalition of hundreds of small organisations, could be an answer

By Philip Machanick
Malema claims shutdown victory, but state says it flopped
Politics
/ 20 March 2023

Malema claims shutdown victory, but state says it flopped

Police said that by 10pm on Monday night, at least 550 protestors had been arrested and 24 300 tyres were confiscated

By Paddy Harper, Lizeka Tandwa, Des Erasmus and Eunice Masson
87 shutdown protestors arrested, more than 24 000 tyres seized
National
/ 20 March 2023

87 shutdown protestors arrested, more than 24 000 tyres seized

Julius Malema has touted the shutdown as the start of a ‘revolution’

By MG Reporter
Shutdown is EFF’s dry run for the polls
Politics
/ 17 March 2023

Shutdown is EFF’s dry run for the polls

The stayaway will test the party’s leadership, machinery and ability to mobilise its supporters on the streets and in the election booths

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
Unions must solve problems of credibility and organisation if they are to effect change
Opinion
/ 26 August 2022

Unions must solve problems of credibility and organisation if they are to effect change

Unions failed to shut down the economy on August 24. Growing membership and better leadership are vital for them to be an effective social force

By Roger Etkind
I’m all Pfizered up, but still broke
Opinion
/ 26 August 2021

I’m all Pfizered up, but still broke

Paddy Harper isn’t the only one who’s broke: everyone from Zuma to Luthuli House, never mind the chronically unemployed, is feeling the pinch these days

By Paddy Harper
Security forces remain on alert as ‘national shutdown’ fails to materialise
National
/ 24 August 2021

Security forces remain on alert as ‘national shutdown’ fails to materialise

Only a handful of attempts to blockade roads took place in response to Monday’s shutdown call

By Paddy Harper
Zuma has no plans to report to a police station, his son threatens to ‘shoot to kill any policeman that comes near us’
National
/ 2 July 2021

Zuma has no plans to report to a police station, his son threatens to ‘shoot to kill any policeman that comes near us’

ANC leaders are to ask deputy secretary general Jesse Duarte discuss his 15-month sentence and to call on his supporters to return to their homes

By Lizeka Tandwa
Students to continue with protest until demands are met
Education
/ 19 March 2021

Students to continue with protest until demands are met

Vice-chancellors tell parliament that there needs to be a lasting national solution to the funding issues as they cannot deal with them on their own

By Bongekile Macupe and Lizeka Tandwa
Teargas, bleeding knees and burning tyres: A day in the protest for free higher education
Education
/ 16 March 2021

Teargas, bleeding knees and burning tyres: A day in the protest for free higher education

Police shot at students who had been peacefully marching in the streets of Johannesburg during the first day of the national shutdown on Monday

By Bongekile Macupe

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