Here’s what is happening in and affecting South Africa today: Business as usual: It was largely business as usual on Wednesday as unions called for a mass shutdown of the economy to protest the rising cost of living. While many workers turned up for the Cosatu and Saftu-led strike action, most just went about their business. Protesters gave the government 14 days to meet its demands for economic interventions to stave off high living costs and threatened to continue protesting if the state did not follow through. [ TimesLive , Daily Maverick ]
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