SACP Gauteng Province protest march to DA controlled Midvaal Municipality against Corruption and Service delivery proceeds this Sunday, 11th November 2012 at 10h00

8 November 2012

After several months of DA`s dirty tricks and desperate manoeuvres to deny the SACP and members of the Midvaal community their democratic and constitutional right to march, SACP is deeply pleased that finally the DA gave in and the march is now firmly on track.

The march will proceed this Sunday, 11th November 2012 starting from Sicelo Shiceka informal settlement, White House in Midvaal to handover the memorandum to the Mayor, Councillor Timothy Nast.

The permission to march followed the SACP`s request for intervention from the Provincial Office of the MEC of Community Safety and Liaison, comrade Faith Mazibuko. SACP also had to engage legal experts who volunteered their services to ensure that the march proceeds.

SACP`s march is part of the 2012 Red October Campaign to fight and root-out the scourge of corruption. As part of the preparation of the march, the SACP conducted a door-to-door Campaign in Midvaal on the 12th August 2012 to collect the demands of the residents and their experiences of being led by the right-wing DA.

SACP is also aware of allegations of instability, tensions and crisis within the Mayoral Committee, and we will be working hard to verify the alleged internal crisis and rot within the Mayoral Committee.

SACP march will also pledge support for the merger of the Midvaal and Emfuleni Municipalities to form a metro system of local government.

This will go a long way to create proper coordination, synergy and integration of service delivery for the poor and working class people of Midvaal, thus ending their nightmare of being ruled by an elitist, conservative and rightwing DA government.

SACP`s protest march will be part of an ongoing programme working together with our Alliance partners, the ANC, Cosatu and SANCO to consolidate and defend the revolution against imperialist and neo-colonialist interests represented by the DA in our country.

Issued on behalf of the SACP Gauteng Province by:

Provincial Secretary: Jacob Mamabolo: 0828841868
SACP Spokesperson: Thulani Malatsi: 0825214163