Anger is mounting in South Africa after the President dismissed two finance ministers last week, which triggered economic chaos.
It's South Africa's Day of Reconciliation, but reconciliation was a low priority for those involved in widespread anti-government protests around the country.
Thousands marched in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria, calling for President Jacob Zuma to "fall".
President Zuma spectacularly sacked popular finance minister Nhlanhla Nene and replaced him with untested backbencher David Van Rooyen.
South Africa's currency, the rand, dropped to a four-year low in response, as opposition and supporter groups all criticised the move.
The backlash ended Mr Van Royen's incumbency after just two working days, plunging the economy into further disarray.
Media reports claim Mr Nene was removed for being critical of the way state companies were run - in particular, his refusal to bail out national carrier South African Airways, run by a close associate of President Zuma.
The President has strongly denied those claims, but rally organiser David Lewis says the public does not believe him.
Jacob Zuma has been President since 2009.
He's the political head of the African National Congress, South Africa's ruling party since Nelson Mandela's famous victory in 1994 marked the end of apartheid.
Protesters say the Mandela legacy is now being tarnished, and are demanding the ANC remove Mr Zuma from power, if he will not voluntarily stand aside.
"We are angry! We are angry!"
"This is the reason I'm taking part in the march as well and the recent events have really awakened real anger in me and I want to be part of something that will change the status quo."
Claims of widespread corruption and a succession battle within the ANC could prove detrimental to the party, ahead of crucial local elections next year.
Those rallying say they believe now is the time for the public voice to dictate the ANC's next move.
"Ordinary citizenry, as you can see around you, is saying: 'Thus far and no further.' It is important on this Day of Reconciliation that everybody comes together and voices their concerns for the powerless road that this government has set our country on."
