SACP to join Save SA march after Treasury march declared illegal
Tshwane mayor Solly Msimanga, meanwhile, blames 'disgruntled' police for trying to stop the Save SA march
The SACP has postponed its march to National Treasury on Friday, after the Tshwane Metro Police denied its application. However, the party, which is also an ANC ally, says it will support the Save SA campaign's "Peoples March" to the Union Buildings. The Save SA march organisers turned to the courts at the 11th hour when metro police tried to stop the march. The Pretoria magistrate's court on Thursday evening overturned a prohibition notice, giving the march the go-ahead. "The SACP will support this effort and publicly present the demands it would have delivered through its memorundum to the National Treasury," the party said. Solly Mapaila, SACP second deputy general secretary, will carry out the task. A number of marches are taking place around the country on Friday calling for President Jacob Zuma to step down. The marches are a response to his late-night Cabinet reshuffle last week in which Pravin Gordhan and Mcebisi Jonas were removed as finance minister and deputy finance mi...
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