In pictures: Tens of thousands of people march against Zuma on the #NationalDayOfAction

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PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA APRIL 12: Protesters during the National Day of Action march against President Jacob Zuma from Church Square to the Union Buildings on April 12, 2017 in Pretoria, South Africa. Opposition parties, civil rights groups and ordinary citizens in South Africa marched to the Union Buildings calling for Zuma to step down. (Photo by Gallo Images / Alet Pretorius)

Tens of thousands – with early estimates putting crowd figures at 100k – 120k – turned out to march to South Africa’s Union Buildings on Wednesday.

It was the second mass action march since Pravin Gordhan’s call for mobilisation following his axing in a rogue cabinet reshuffle by Jacob Zuma.

Wednesday’s march was organised by South Africa’s opposition parties, who put their differences aside and joined forces against the country’s president. The numbers for the march were unprecedented.

Azanian Peoples’ Organisation (Azapo) President Itumeleng Mosala‚ addressing the large crowd of marchers‚ said he last saw a gathering as large as the one organised by opposition parties at the funerals of Biko and Hani.

“The last time I saw a gathering of this nature was at the funeral of [Steve] Bantu Biko in September 1977. The last time I saw a gathering of this nature was at the funeral of Chris Hani in 1993‚” said Professor Mosala.

In pockets, it looked quite a lot like an EFF rally. Let’s take a look…

Above the truck at the #unionbuildings #NationalDayofAction #DayofAction @EFFSouthAfrica @Our_DA @UDmRevolution @thedailyvox @dailymaverick pic.twitter.com/0Z6QX2FRdI

— Andrew Levy (@yebo_levy) April 12, 2017

The gardens of the Union Buildings are now a sea of people #NationalDayofAction. More still entering the grounds. pic.twitter.com/dg3dHI1TEZ

— Rebecca Davis (@becsplanb) April 12, 2017

Meanwhile. #NationalDayOfAction pic.twitter.com/hp5h4GCVNS

— Richard Poplak (@Poplak) April 12, 2017

The @MYANC are really not gonna like the story this march is telling. #OppositionMarch pic.twitter.com/wSV1BdFU2D

— Richard Poplak (@Poplak) April 12, 2017

Gathering at Union Buildings likened in size to crowds at funerals of Hani and Biko https://t.co/SZFh3MjXYU pic.twitter.com/xxyCZwkHv8

— Times LIVE (@TimesLIVE) April 12, 2017