ATM leader Vuyo Zungula lambasts calls to protect Ramaphosa from national shutdown
African Transformation Movement (ATM) leader Vuyo Zungula has expressed concerns after the ANC called on the public to reject the national shutdown to unseat Cyril Ramaphosa as the president.
Many called on Ramaphosa to resign after he announced the country’s new visa policy with Nigeria.
Ramaphosa announced that Nigerian travellers to South Africa will just need to present a copy of their passports when asking for a visa. The original document will be provided later.
But on Friday, ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula called on South Africans to reject the “so-called” shutdown, describing it as a failed attempt to sow chaos.
“We are here to lead and we will not falter in this responsibility. We will not betray values and principles. Ramaphosa is a product of the democratic process and leading the ANC.
“The attack on Ramaphosa is an attack on our nation including the ANC,” he said.
Zungula took it to X to voice his frustration over how foreign nationals were protected and preferred more than the citizens.
“It seems everyone else has a right to protest and register their displeasure in this country except for black South Africans.
“The government continues to protect illegal foreigners while putting severe constraints on the rights of South Africans, barring them from exercising their hard-earned democratic right to demonstrate,” he said.
On social media, calls for a nationwide shutdown have become more popular as South Africans express their displeasure with Ramaphosa’s administration.
This happens when the country is reeling in pain because of the spaza shop-related deaths.
About 22 children across the country died from food items that they had bought from the local spaza shops.
This included either snacks or sweets. But Ramaphosa issued a directive to all shop owners to register their business to meet the deadline this week.
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