{"id":170039,"date":"2017-04-12T12:54:45","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T10:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=170039"},"modified":"2017-04-12T12:54:45","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T10:54:45","slug":"photos-and-videos-of-the-people-protesters-and-signs-at-the-national-day-of-action-against-zuma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/media\/170039\/photos-and-videos-of-the-people-protesters-and-signs-at-the-national-day-of-action-against-zuma\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos and videos of the people, protesters and signs at the National Day of Action against Zuma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of people, comprised primarily of \u00a0members of South Africa&#8217;s opposition parties and civil organisations, gathered in Pretoria on Wednesday 12 April in a National Day of Action against President Jacob Zuma.<\/p>\n<p>The march which happened to coincide with both President Jacob Zuma&#8217;s 75th birthday and axed Finance minister Pravin Gordhan&#8217;s 68th birthday, started\u00a0at 9am at Church Square in Pretoria with protesters then marching their way to the union buildings.<\/p>\n<p>You can find the best photos and videos of the people, protesters and signs at the National Day of Action against President below.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;High discipline today, Democrats. Our message is clear: Zuma Must GO!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NationalDayofAction?src=hash\">#NationalDayofAction<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hR4RviMZjt\">pic.twitter.com\/hR4RviMZjt<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\u2014 Phumzile Van Damme (@zilevandamme) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zilevandamme\/status\/852067145961938944\">April 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just wow. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NationalDayofAction?src=hash\">#NationalDayofAction<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/News24\">@News24<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VAPAJHadeD\">pic.twitter.com\/VAPAJHadeD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sharlene Rood (@ssharim) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ssharim\/status\/852100405555318784\">April 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>When you attend the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NationalDayofAction?src=hash\">#NationalDayofAction<\/a> mainly to confuse everyone. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vLe3DvJwan\">pic.twitter.com\/vLe3DvJwan<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\u2014 Mweli Masilela (@mwelimasilela) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mwelimasilela\/status\/852098882112819201\">April 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Crowd chanting Zuma must fall <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NationalDayofAction?src=hash\">#NationalDayofAction<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w53ItdC9nR\">pic.twitter.com\/w53ItdC9nR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sikelelwa Mdingi (@SikiGeyaMdingi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SikiGeyaMdingi\/status\/852095549838897153\">April 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Julius_S_Malema\">@Julius_S_Malema<\/a> is measured and speaking like a leader. Zuma&#8217;s achievement here is incredible: united opposition.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NationalDayofAction?src=hash\">#NationalDayofAction<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Justice Malala (@justicemalala) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justicemalala\/status\/852092350461595648\">April 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NationalDayofAction?src=hash\">#NationalDayofAction<\/a> EFF leader Julius Malema: &#8220;We are going to march hand in hand with all political parties&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/News24\">@News24<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SSNOe6BR2j\">pic.twitter.com\/SSNOe6BR2j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lerato Sejake (@leosejake) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leosejake\/status\/852094894592151552\">April 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wow that&#8217;s a lot of people <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ldMV08dvT6\">pic.twitter.com\/ldMV08dvT6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Muhammad (@Moe_KhanLFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Moe_KhanLFC\/status\/852101007542767620\">April 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Looks like a rainbow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NationalDayofAction?src=hash\">#NationalDayofAction<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IJIzZsUaIa\">pic.twitter.com\/IJIzZsUaIa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jacques Else (@jacques_else) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacques_else\/status\/852090490858201088\">April 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NationalDayofAction?src=hash\">#NationalDayofAction<\/a> Marchers say they are here in the spirit of unity <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/News24\">@News24<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PS3kx173Ay\">pic.twitter.com\/PS3kx173Ay<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lerato Sejake (@leosejake) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leosejake\/status\/852068547643789312\">April 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EFF?src=hash\">#EFF<\/a> supporter with a placard saying: &#8220;SAB\/ABI you are worse than apartheid.&#8221; At <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChurchSquare?src=hash\">#ChurchSquare<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NationalDayofAction?src=hash\">#NationalDayofAction<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/News24\">@News24<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ljwVOkaIwy\">pic.twitter.com\/ljwVOkaIwy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Iavan Pijoos (@Iavan13) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Iavan13\/status\/852051791768367104\">April 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;I&#8217;m protesting not just against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Zuma?src=hash\">#Zuma<\/a> and his cronies, but also for structrual inequality,&#8221; says Kyle, 25. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NationalDayofAction?src=hash\">#NationalDayofAction<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/News24\">@News24<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h3jrA01fDf\">pic.twitter.com\/h3jrA01fDf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul Herman (@PaulHerman88) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulHerman88\/status\/852103538717151236\">April 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happy birthday Mr President ? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NationalDayofAction?src=hash\">#NationalDayofAction<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1Y5pw5LKqR\">pic.twitter.com\/1Y5pw5LKqR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Luka (@__uNkah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/__uNkah\/status\/852077951382323201\">April 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/169983\/best-case-vs-worst-case-scenario-for-south-africa-under-zuma-analyst\/\" target=\"_blank\">Best-case vs worst-case scenario for South Africa under Zuma: analyst<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of people, comprised primarily of  members of South Africa&#8217;s opposition parties and civil organisations, gathered in Pretoria on Wednesday 12 April in a National Day of Action against President Jacob Zuma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":170043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5554],"tags":[25],"class_list":["post-170039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media","tag-active"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170039"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":170063,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170039\/revisions\/170063"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}