Johannesburg - Mary Fitzgerald Square in the Johannesburg CBD is slowly becoming a sea of red as hundreds of EFF members start arriving ahead of their Economic Freedom march on Tuesday.
Fighters clad in their trademark red berets armed with whistles and placards are in fine form as they chant and sing ahead of the march against financial institutions.
The EFF say they are expecting around 5 000 people to participate in the march that will see them delivering memorandums to the Reserve Bank, Chamber of Mines and the JSE.
Vendors selling red berets at Mary Fitzgerald Square say they are expected to make a substantial windfall today.
The trademark red berets are selling for around R120.
You could also pick up a sun hat for around R40 or a flag for around R20.
And for those on a tight budget, perhaps a free EFF T-shirt and a whistle for R10 or a temporary tattoo for just R5.
Salesman and EFF member Moses Mashaba says he is expecting to make good money.
"I should make around seven or eight thousand rand today. We are expecting a lot of people and everybody wants a beret these days. It's a fashion statement," said Mashaba.
The Johannesburg Metro Police Department has warned of traffic disruptions during the march.
The march will go north into Rissik Street, north into Joubert Street, then Victoria Street, Oxford Road, Rivonia Road and west into Maude Street, the JMPD said.
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