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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tara Cobham

South Africa braces for ‘nationwide shutdown’ as military deployed ahead of protest

Kim Ludbrook/EPA

South Africa is braced for a “national shutdown” on Monday as an opposition party holds protests demanding the resignation of the president, sparking fears of violence.

Police and soldiers have been deployed across the country to increase security presence after South Africa’s third-biggest party, the Marxist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), called for an occupation of the streets in an attempt to unseat Cyril Ramaphosa.

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