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‘It does mention the national shutdown on 21 November, with the information we are gathering, there is a possibility of major disruptions not only in the City of Johannesburg but across the province and even possibly the country,’ says JMPD Superintendent Xolani Fihla.

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‘Glencore also issued a similar warning that the electricity prices and the import costs of other goods are impacting them significantly, and therefore, if this happens, they will have to embark on a large-scale redundancy process,’ says Lucinda Hinxman, head of employment and labour law at CMS South Africa.