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EFF Presses Ahead With Nationwide Protest, Gov't Won't Speculate On Putin Visit

SOUTH AFRICA
  • South African authorities have tightened security measures as the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters party has called a protest action to demand ending load-shedding and President Ramaphosa's resignation. The EFF threatened that its "national shutdown" will bring the country to a standstill and called on all individuals and businesses to support the protest. The government decided to put the police and military on high alert as a precautionary measure, seeking to prevent a repeat of the 2021 protests which resulted in more than 350 deaths.
  • President Ramaphosa's spokesperson said that South Africa is "cognisant of [its] legal obligation" surrounding the warrant arrest issued against Russian President Vladimir Putin by the International Criminal Court, but will "remain engaged with various relevant stakeholders." He refused to speculate on what would happen if Putin came to South Africa for a BRICS summit this year.
  • As a reminder, South Africa will observe a public holiday tomorrow. Following that, the focus will turn to February CPI data, due Wednesday.
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