The march by Save SA and other civil society groups to the Union Buildings has not yet been granted permission by the City of Tshwane‚ metro police said. Sen Supt Isaac Mahamba of the Tshwane Metro Police Department said three organisations had applied for permission for Friday’s march. These included the South African Communist Party (SACP) and Save SA. The third organisation withdrew its application. "Both of them at this stage could not meet the requirements. There is certain documentation that we needed from them and they could not provide it. We have given them time up until today to submit those documents. Then we will take it from there. As I am talking to you‚ their application is still pending‚" said Mahamba. Among the requirements is that if a memorandum is being submitted‚ the person receiving it must state in writing that he or she will be available to do so. If the people coming to the march will use buses from different areas‚ the organisers must state the pick-up poin...
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