Workers in various industries, including textiles, public transport and health, are expected to down tools and march against corruption and state capture.
Cosatu provincial secretary, Tony Ehrenreich, says the strike will see about 15 000 people march to Parliament to hand over a memorandum calling for President Jacob Zuma to be removed.
Speaking during a press conference in Salt River yesterday, Ehrenreich said they would be handing memorandums to Parliament, to Western Cape Premier Helen Zille and Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille voicing their concerns about corruption in national, provincial and local government.
“Cosatu plans to shut down the city of Cape Town on Wednesday in support for our demands against state capture. We are calling on all our members to join the strike and we have arranged that the premier and the president and the mayor of Cape Town receive memos that call for an end to state capture at various levels.”
He says as part of the strike, unions will also target the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) and highlight the train crisis in the city.
Ehrenreich explained that all unions in the Western Cape have called on their members to join the strike and this will include bus and taxi drivers who will not be driving commuters tomorrow.
ON THE MARCH: Cosatu's Tony Ehrenreich wants Zuma out
“There will be a shutdown of buses and taxis - the trains will be the only service. The trains will be used to transport our members and supporters to Cape Town for the march.”
Ehrenreich says they are calling on the ANC to get rid of Zuma and believe that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa should step up.
“If we don’t address corruption and state capture and we do not address the problems around Zuma, the economy is going to get worse and the country is going to get worse.
"We are already seeing a complete breakdown in law and order in many of our communities like Khayelitsha and Hanover Park.
"The gangsters are taking over, drugs is an everyday occurrence and the children's futures are being stolen because we do not have decisive political leadership.”
The march is set to start at 11am on Keizersgracht Street.