The roads are quiet and there’s been no protest activity reported yet.
The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Coordinating Team says it has received no reports of incidents linked to the 30 June shutdown.
A March and March protest is set to start at 10am at the Provincial Parliament in Wale Street, CBD.
The SABC is reporting that about 6,000 South African Police Service officers have been deployed in Cape Town and the Western Cape to ensure safety and security.
“We are saying to the [SAPS] members they must be out there, protect every person in South Africa, and especially citizens of this country, and ensure that they are safe and the critical infrastructure is not impeded by anything” — Lieutenant-general Thembisile Patekile, Western Cape provincial commissioner for the SAPS.
30 June 2026 is the date set by March and March, the anti-immigrant movement founded by former Vuma FM presenter Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, as a deadline for undocumented foreign nationals to leave South Africa.
It appears to be business as usual in various parts of Cape Town this morning.
Greenmarket square in the heart of Cape Town. It’s usually a hive of activity, a tourist attraction with hundreds of vendors selling their goods. Its never ever been this empty.
“I’ve been employing Zimbabweans for last 20 years, I’m sad that they’re being taken out of the country. The reason we prefer Zimbabweans is because they’re smart and hardworking” – Cape Town resident.
No incidents linked to today’s planned shutdown have been reported.
City teams and SAPS are monitoring across Cape Town. Threats against businesses should be reported to SAPS.
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