South African government declares today as Black Friday

The African National Congress (ANC) has declared this Friday as Black Friday.

This is to mark the killing of George Floyd by police in the US town of Minneapolis more than a week ago.

The death has sparked widespread protests in America and solidarity protests across the world.

The first of a series of memorials for Floyd was held in Minneapolis on Thursday.

ANC deputy secretary-general, Jessie Duarte said the alliance starting today, through an event to be addressed by the ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa

It will be a start to South Africa Black Friday where henceforth they will wear black on Friday for the next three weeks.