Thousands of protesters flooded the streets in 15 city centres throughout South Africa on Wednesday to show their disapproval of against President Jacob Zuma. The march was led by trade union federation Cosatu.
Some 450,000 people had been expected to participate. Police were visible and protesters were singing and chanting ahead of the march, which got underway at around 10am.
"Zuma has let down black people... Zuma has underestimated black people, he does not behave like a president," said protester Cebo Khanyile.
"The ANC has been stolen." Blade Nzimande
Crowds showed their support for presidential hopeful Cyril Ramaphosa and started singing, "We are ready for Ramaphosa", outside Luthuli House before they embarked on their march to Gauteng Premier David Makhura's office.
When the protesters reached Makhura's office, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande spoke to protesters, saying "the ANC has been stolen".
"This is not a strike against the ANC, this is a strike against what is wrong.
"Those who are speaking in their useless newspapers are saying this is a strike against ANC, it is not, we are doing this for the workers."
As the march continued, the protestors grew in large numbers.
Protestors clearly indicated that they wanted Zuma out and that they largely endorsed Ramaphosa as their next president.
Bheki Ntshalintshali, general secretary of Cosatu, said: "When [Nelson] Mandela was president, [Thabo] Mbeki was his deputy; when Mbeki was president, Zuma was the deputy; now that Zuma is president and Ramaphosa is deputy, we are advocates of the ANC tradition that the deputy must take over from the president and that is why we want Ramaphosa."
The final stop was at the Chamber of Mines where a memorandum was handed over.