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The Democratic Alliance (DA) is seeking an urgent court interdict against the EFF's planned nationwide shutdown set for 20 March. Politics EFF DA Find out more about what the party has said here 👇

“Now is the time to take action. The streets are calling, we have to occupy all the streets of South Africa. Wherever you are, make your voice be heard,” he said.Whitfield said the “rhetoric” surrounding this shutdown indicates that protestors intend to “willfully break the law and do not fear the consequences”.

“Considering the experience and lessons learned from the July unrest in 2021 and taking into account the threat to the sate, the economy and the citizens of South Africa, what measures have the South African Police Service put in place to ensure that protests are controlled and that consequences for any transgressions are enforced?” asked Whitfield.Whitfield said it is important that the police are “fully prepared to contain these protests”.

“A strong message must be sent to the organisers and to the public at large that Saps is prepared and that they will act swiftly and decisively when the rights and freedoms of others are compromised.”said it would be petitioning the court for an urgent interdict against the red berets’ plan for the nationwide shutdown.“It is completely unacceptable to us that the EFF is trampling on the rights of others, in order to make their own demands heard.

“We have written to the Minister of Defence to ensure that they put on standby adequate soldiers for deployment and ensuring that the necessary resources are available in order to ensure that there is no outbreak of violence and looting,” Steenhuisen said.DA will also press charges against the EFF leadership and hold them personally liable for any damage done to person, property, lives and livelihoods perpetrated during the EFF national shutdown.

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