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Avoid Sandton on Friday, JMPD warns, as 10,000 protesters gather

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JMPD has warned motorists to avoid Sandton, Johannesburg, for most of Friday, ahead of a planned protest against gender-based violence.

Thousands of people are expected to gather at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on Friday morning for a march against gender-based violence.The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department has warned motorists to avoid Sandton, Johannesburg, for most of Friday, ahead of a planned protest against gender-based violence.Road closures were set to start at 3am and end at 2pm. He said Rivonia Drive will be blocked between 5th Street and Grayston Drive, where protesters will gather.

The organisers have called on the public to join its protest at the JSE on Friday morning, where its programme will begin at 8am. They said women would be arriving in Sandton from 3am onwards and encouraged as many people to come before roads were closed.MORE

 

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