ANTI-ZUMA MARCHES
Anti-Zuma protesters make their voices heard around SA
Cape Town traffic grinds to a halt, Joburgers unite and marchers head for Durban’s beachfront
South Africans took to the streets on Friday to vent their anger at President Jacob Zuma and to demand that he quit after a Cabinet reshuffle triggered the latest crisis of his presidency. Anti-Zuma protests caused traffic problems in Cape Town on Friday morning. Several roads‚ including the N7‚ N5 and areas around Liesbeek Parkway and Bosmansdam‚ were blocked by trucks taking part in the protest. “The N7 is definitely blocked and traffic from the airport is moving at 1km/h‚” said provincial traffic chief Kenny Africa. Mayoral committee member for safety and security JP Smith said: “There were at least four roadblocks this morning involving large trucks that we are still working on clearing. We’ve been able to clear the N5 as the roadblock involved smaller vehicles.” Most of the routes were cleared by about 10am. A combination of several social justice‚ religious and rights groups also met outside St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town on Friday to form a human chain that stretched down...
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