#MokpaneShutdown – Permission granted for a peaceful march, not a shutdown
Business owners were warned that should they decide to remain open, it will be at their own discretion and the Department of Education are expected to make a decision on whether or not schools will close or not.
MOKOPANE – Permission has been granted for protesters to march on Thursday, 5 September and Friday, 6 September from 11:00 until 15:00.
The announcement was made by the organisers of the protest at the Mokopane Hotel this afternoon where police gave permission for a peaceful march and not a total shutdown.
Certain conditions will apply and protesters will gather in front of Frontline Hyper in Nelson Mandela Drive at 8:30. At 11:00 they will march via Ruiter Street to the Mogalakwena Municipality in Retief Street.
Business owners were warned that should they decide to remain open, it will be at their own discretion and the Department of Education are expected to make a decision on whether or not schools will close or not.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard