This evening will see the real fireworks take place, JZ taking to the podium for his State of the Nation address, but that doesn’t mean it’s all smiles and hugs until that time.

As #ZumaMustFall supporters march through the CBD there have been reported clashes and skirmishes, student protesters and Ses’Khona members clashing with police.

These images and videos below taken from News24:

Protestors chanting #ZumaMustFall as the March to the Grand Parade in Cape Town pic.twitter.com/ulPPPtGAym

— MojoIOL (@mojoIOL) February 11, 2016

Charming, perhaps that guy above wants to hang out with this guy spotted at UCT yesterday?

Then there’s this from DA Councillor Dave Bryant which he shared on Facebook, perhaps alluding to the fact that this may be just the tip of the iceberg:

Some more from the protests HERE:

Ses’khona spokesperson Sithembele Majova said the group was trying to convince police to allow them to make their way to Mill Street.

“The [DA-led city] is infringing on our right to march,” he said.

Racism is at the heart of the issues they want addressed, Majova continued.

“Khayelitsha is not like Constantia, where services are delivered every day.

“Youth development in the Western Cape is in the hands of the privileged. Unemployed people suffer in this province because the DA want to run it like an island.”

A request to receive a memorandum on the group’s anti-racism march was sent to the public protector’s office, the DA, the speaker of Parliament and the SA Human Rights Commission.

One protester said he won’t leave until the DA’s leaders come to face them.

“Yes, they must send [Mmusi] Maimane. We want him here.”

Maybe you want to refresh your memory and run through the mess that was the address last year HERE.

Early indicators suggest that may be timid compared to what’s about to go down…

[source:news24]