Protest In response to the South African Energy Crisis
2023 South African National Shutdown
Demonstrators at Tsakane, Gauteng
Date
20 March 2023
Location
South Africa
Parties
Economic Freedom Fighters
Government of South Africa[1]
South African National Defence Force[2]
South African Police Service[3]
African National Congress[4]
Democratic Alliance[5]
Lead figures
Julius Malema Floyd Shivambu
Cyril Ramaphosa Paul Mashatile Bheki Cele John Steenhuisen Thandi Modise
Casualties
Arrested
500 confirmed[6][7]
The 2023 South African National Shutdown was a protest held by the political party Economic Freedom Fighters on 20 March 2023, the day before Human Rights Day.[8][4][9][10][11] The EFF called for the resignation of President Cyril Ramaphosa and an end to load-shedding.[3][5] The leader of the EFF, Julius Malema, warned businesses countrywide to close their doors or risk being looted by them.[12][6][13][14][7]
The Mail and Guardian speculated that the shutdown was a "dry-run" for the EFF's campaigning abilities in preparation for the 2024 general elections.[15] Polling by the Social Research Foundation that had been carried right before the shutdown reportedly found that electoral support for the EFF had strongly declined, from 12% in July 2022 to 6% in March 2023.[16][17]
^"EFF 'NATIONAL SHUTDOWN' UPDATES | 'The fear of the EFF protest has brought the country to a standstill': Gayton McKenzie". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^Mthethwa, Cebelihle. "All hands on deck: Western Cape cops, army, metro police on high alert amid planned national shutdown". News24. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ ab"DA welcomes High Court interdict of EFF national shutdown violence". Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ ab"National Shutdown | Over 3,000 soldiers deployed | eNCA". www.enca.com. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ abZiady, Hanna (18 January 2023). "South Africa's energy crisis deepens as blackouts hit 12 hours a day". CNN. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ abRamushwana, Alpha. "EFF national shutdown: what you need to know about what's happening around SA". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ abFrancke, Robin-Lee (20 March 2023). "Failed Arson Attempts in Cape Town". IOL. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^Madia, Tshidi. "D-Day looms for EFF national shutdown". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^"Everything you need to know about the "national shutdown"". Rekord. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^Nkanjeni, Unathi (16 March 2023). "EXPLAINED | Where and who may be affected by the EFF's 'national shutdown'". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^Patrick, Alex. "The lid will be taken off the pot, says SAFTU ahead of national shutdown". News24. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^Nkanjeni, Unathi (16 March 2023). "Can I catch a bus, plane or taxi? Will essential services be running?- What to know about the 'national shutdown'". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^Gounden, Tamika. "National shutdown: 57 people arrested, confirms Bheki Cele". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^"National Shutdown As Its Happening". 20 March 2023.
^Tandwa, Lizeka; Harper, Paddy (17 March 2023). "Shutdown is EFF's dry run for the polls". mg.co.za. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^Sguazzin, Antony (27 March 2023). "Support for populist EFF has plunged, poll shows". Moneyweb. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^"New poll shows EFF, DA losing support, and the ANC gaining – but there's a catch". businesstech. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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