On Monday, the much-anticipated “national shutdown” organised by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) finally took place and proved to be an underwhelming affair.

For weeks , EFF leader Julius Malema had been mobilising the country and even members of parliament at the national assembly, to join the protest action against the crippling reality of load shedding and the deteriorating state of service delivery across SA. But at the heart of the protest were calls for President Cyril Ramaphosa to step down...