“The Tshwane CBD area is now dysfunctional‚” the city’s metro police declared on Wednesday, as EFF members defied approved march routes. “Different EFF groups are marching in different streets in all directions‚” spokesman Supt Isaac Mahamba said. “People‚ especially motorists‚ should avoid the CBD. Sunnyside and Arcadia may also be affected by the marchers‚ as there are two groups heading that direction.” Mahamba said currently there was no violence but the situation is being monitored. Earlier‚ Malema said his EFF members were not going anywhere until President Jacob Zuma is out of office. Clad in a red golf shirt and navy blue tracksuit‚ Malema told supporters in Pretoria’s Church Square: “Fellow fighters‚ we are here to demand the resignation of Jacob Zuma‚ therefore you are not at the wrong place. “We are going to be here until we get a proper signal. If Zuma doesn’t hear us today‚ we are not going anywhere.” The EFF appeared to have prepared for a wait‚ and a heap of loaves of...
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