Gauteng has been painted red, with floods of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) protesters having mobilised themselves all over the province. This is as the planned National Shutdown is still underway, with the party calling for the fixing of the energy crisis and the resignation of President Cyril Ramaphosa.

The EFF-led National Shutdown is still currently underway, with no indication as to when protesters will officially call it a day. In some areas, protesters have found their way home, whilst in others, including, Eskom's MegaWatt Park, protesters are still as visible as ever, with EFF leaders leading the crowds.

The Joburg Post tracked the Shutdown to get the latest developments.


Nhlanhla "Lux" Dlamini and developments in Soweto

Following claims that his house was petrol bombed, many social media users have since debunked his claims, with some saying that Dlamini is looking for attention.

According to him, he received calls at around 4am from the neighbourhood, alerting him of bombs and gunshots going off.

No significant damage was found in his home, but police have since began investigating the matter.

Meanwhile, business resumed as normal in Soweto, with very little red berets in sight.

However, not the same could be said in the Ekurhuleni township of Tembisa where chaos erupted at the Winnie Mandela Informal Settlement, which saw protesters burn tyres and barricading roads with bricks and rocks.

Protesters were dispersed by the police, with no one being arrested  in Tembisa. No arrests were made and the area remained calm after that.


EFF makes Church Square its protest head quarters

Hours of speculation regarding EFF leader, Julius Malema's whereabouts were put to rest upon his arrival to Church Square in Pretoria, earlier on today. Already there was senior EFF member, Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, who reiterated non-violence, and called on protesters to make their way to Church Square in preparation for the group to march to the Union Buildings.

Following a few hours since Ndlozi's arrival, the party's CIC, Julius Malema made an appearance, leading the crowd to the Sefako Makgatho presidential guesthouse alongside Former African National Congress (ANC) member and founder of the African Radical Economic Transformation Alliance (Areta), Carl Niehaus as well as SA Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU)'s, Zwelinzima Vavi.

Upon the crowds arrival, Malema demanded that President Cyril Ramaphosa step down.
 

The Pretoria crowd ended its protest at the Union Buildings, with no sign of Memorandum of Demands.

Alexandra residents make their way to neighbouring Sandton

Supporters in Alexandra made their way to Sandton, led by the EFF Deputy President, Floyd Shivambu.

According to Shivambu, Ramaphosa is an imposter who has and an enemy of progress against black South Africans.

Shivambu addressed protesters outside the Sandton Convention Centre, where they later marched to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Fikile Mbalula vs. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi: The Twitter War

The National Shutdown seemed to have more action take place on social media than on the streets, with politics' most popular Twitter users, EFF's Mbuyiseni Ndlozi and ANC SG, Fikile Mbalula, battling it out throughout the day.

What began as Mbalula take a swipe at Ndlozi following the arrest of protesting students ahead of the Shutdown, progressed into hours of trolling one another on Twitter.

Following Mbalula's criticism of the Shutdown and referring to it as "adorable", as well as his party's statement expressing its gratitude to all those that did not participate, Ndlozi made sure to emphasise that the Shutdown was bigger than the ANC saw it to be.

What is next for the EFF?

Following hours of protest action, some protesters are still not satisfied and have decided to take matters further and protest to Eskom's Megawatt Park in a bid to demand for electricity.

This is a developing story. More updates to follow.