DJ Maphorisa And Other Amapiano Artists React To #ShutdownSA. Shutdown SA protest sees looting of businesses, torching of trucks and cars that were first seen in parts of KZN since Jacob Zuma handed himself over to police last week have now spread to other parts of the country, including Johannesburg. Meanwhile, police are investigating the deaths of at least six people so far following a wave of protests and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
SANDF soldiers have been deployed to KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng to assist law enforcement agencies amid violent protests. In a statement issued by the SANDF, Brigadier General Mafi Mgobozi said they have commenced with pre-deployment processes and procedures in line with a request for assistance received from the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) to assist law enforcement agencies to quell the unrest that has gripped both provinces in the last few days.
“The deployment will commence as soon as all deployment processes are in place. The duration and number of deploying soldiers will be determined based on the assessment of the situation on the ground by the relevant law enforcement agencies. Furthermore, it must be emphasised that the SANDF’s deployment objective is to provide safety and a safe working environment for members of the SAPS and other law enforcement agencies whilst they carry out their Constitutionally mandated law and order duties,” Mgobozi said.
#ShutdownSA is currently topping the Twitter trends list, as videos of of looters are surfacing and trending on social media. Maphorisa and some amapiano artists shared quite sad tweets concerning the situation right now in South Africa. “Youth!!!!!!!! its time to know politics we need young leaders. No guys kante wats really going on in SA,” Maphorisa’s tweets reads. See tweets:
Major League DJz and Mpura are some of the amapiano artists who reacted to the situation.
