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EFF leader Julius Malema (Oupa Nkosi)
BHEKI CELE

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

  • Paddy Harper
  • Lizeka Tandwa
  • Des Erasmus
  • Eunice Masson
7 min read
Eighty-seven protestors had been arrested for public violence-related offences since Sunday night. (Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS

87 shutdown protestors arrested, more than 24 000 tyres seized

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

  • MG Reporter
3 min read