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Daily Maverick reports that a much-anticipated protest organised by the EFF in Cape Town took place on Monday, but it did not live up to expectations.
While the City of Cape Town had allowed the party a protest attendance of 1,000, only about 300 people turned up. The EFF at first called the protest a “Western Cape shutdown” over various grievances, including what they called unjust taxi impoundments. But, labelling the protest a shutdown led the ANC and other civic organisations to pull out at the last minute. The SA National Civic Organisation (Sanco) also withdrew, but was represented by a breakaway faction. Some taxi operators and owners formed part of the protest, but this did not affect the operations of other taxis in ranks around the city. The PAC, African Transformation Movement, Operation Dudula and liquor traders were also represented. The protest was scheduled to begin at 9am, but struggled to gain momentum. EFF provincial secretary Mbulelo Magwala explained that the marchers were strongly opposed to the new by-law introduced by the City of Cape Town, which broadened the powers of traffic officers to impound taxis, which he described as harsh. While the issue of taxi impoundments was at the forefront of the protest, the EFF mentioned that the rise in electricity tariffs and lack of service delivery in certain areas were among their grievances. Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility Rob Quintas accepted the protestors’ memorandum.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Velani Ludidi at Daily Maverick
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