Pravin Gordhan call inspires #BlackMonday campaign

The campaign is a response to President Jacob Zuma's Cabinet reshuffle, which saw the axing of Gordhan and his deputy Mcebisi Jonas. 

Catherine Constantinides, a human rights activist and executive director of Miss Earth South Africa, says more solidarity is needed.

"We need to stand together in solidarity behind mass mobilisation. This is on the back of Pravin Gordhan's call for community members and ordinary South Africans to stand up and do something to save our country." 

Gordhan and Jonas told civil society and the media at a press briefing on Friday that South Africans should be aware of what is happening in the country, with Gordhan saying we need to "connect the dots". 

"All of us as South Africans should wake up and smell the coffee. All of us have an interest of making sure our country remains stable, our economy grows, inequality is addressed and jobs are created. When things turn to be ugly and bad, institutions are weakened and development suffers. We are probably at crossroads in South Africa, and we should not take this lightly. There are very big lessons we have to take from this as a country," said Jonas. 

Constantinides says they want to expand the campaign, until change becomes a reality. 

"We are going have to see if we can do a Black Monday until action happens. Change is going to come, but it's going to take active citizens to stand up and do something every single day. We may not all be able to take to the streets, for those who can take to the streets we encourage them to do so to stand for our constitution." 

But not all South Africans are in favour of the campaign, with swift reaction on Twitter.