Wednesday’s national shutdown, orchestrated by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), is planned for 10 locations across South Africa.

In Polokwane Cosatu will take hands with the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu). They will be joined by several other groups and plan to march to the office of the Limpopo premier.

Read more here: National shutdown march confirmed for Polokwane

The Middelburg Observer reports that although no disruptions are expected in Middelburg, Cosatu’s Mpumalanga office confirmed that the provincial march will take place in eMalahleni.

Read more here: Cosatu’s Wednesday protests heading to eMalahleni

The Pretoria Rekord reports that one of the issues Cosatu wants to address is continuous blackouts that are hindering investment.

Read more about the planned march to the Union Buildings here: Cosatu to embark on national shutdown

North West Province:

• Mahikeng – assembly at Montshiwa Stadium and march to legislature.
• Klerksdorp – assembly at Medical Centre and march to Department of Minerals and Energy.

Mpumalanga:

• eMalahleni – assembly at Broadway and march to Eskom Park.

Limpopo:

• Polokwane – assembly at SABC Park.

Gauteng:

• Tshwane – assembly at Burgers Park.

KwaZulu-Natal:

• Durban – assembly at King Dinuzulu Park.

Free State:

• Phuthaditjhaba – assembly at Olf Phuthaditjhaba Square.

Eastern Cape:

• King Williams Town – assembly at Victoria Ground Stadium.

Northern Cape:

• Kimberley – assembly at Roodepan, Galeshewe (open space), Old Greenpoint and Pick ‘n Pay (open space).

Western Cape:

• Cape Town – Picketing at Prasa Metro Rail.

#COSATU has a scheduled National Strike on Wednesday, 24th August 2022 across ten major cities/towns. #CosatuNationalStrike @SAfmRadio @UpdateAtNoon
We urge workers to come out in large numbers to cement our hegemonic influence in society. @POPCRU1989 @NUM_Media @SACTWU pic.twitter.com/Zjjur97tsu

— @COSATU Today (@_cosatu) August 22, 2022