The SA Communist Party says it won't be running to the court to oppose the City of Tshwane's decision preventing it from marching on Friday.
SACP second deputy general secretary Solly Mapaila. Picture: Clement Manyathela/EWN.
Katleho Sekhotho | 5 days ago
JOHANNESBURG - As thousands of people are expected to take to the streets on Friday in protest against President Jacob Zuma's leadership, the South African Communist Party (SACP) in Gauteng says while its march on Friday has been cancelled, it will hold another one in two weeks.
The SACP says the Democratic Alliance (DA)-led City of Tshwane clearly received its directive from the National Treasury, which it says refused to receive its memorandum of demands.
The party is the first alliance partner of the African National Congress (ANC) to call for Zuma to step down.
The SACP says it won't be running to the court to oppose the City of Tshwane's decision preventing it from marching.
It says it no longer believes in the leadership of Zuma.
The party's Jacob Mamabolo says: "It has demonstrated in the State of Capture report released by the Public Protector, we're a national democratic country."
Mamabolo says they are shocked that their rights to protest are being infringed upon.
"And National Treasury has put us in a very difficult situation where we had to consider all options available to us."
Mamabolo says this will not deter the SACP from intensifying its struggle against corruption, theft and unashamed looting by a parasitic network of corrupt leaders.
SAVE SA GRANTED PERMISSION
Save SA's urgent court application to ensure the group's march goes ahead as planned on Friday has been granted.
The group approached the court on Thursday evening, just hours after the Tshwane Metro Police Department said that no permission had been given for the so-called "people's march" on the Union Building's demanding that President Zuma steps down.
That prohibition has now been successfully overturned.
Earlier on Thursday, Save SA's convenor Mark Heywood said that officials were giving them the runaround and that they had complied with all requirements.
"I don't think we can be faulted. I am just worried what is behind this. We will get to the bottom of that."
Tshwane Mayor Solly Msimanga earlier tweeted that the city has not denied permission for Friday's march. He claims someone who's ill-disciplined is busy playing politics using their administration position.
http://ewn.co.za/2017/04/07/sacp-won-t-be-deterred-despite-march-cancellation-in-tshwane-1
