No show at anti-Zuma protest march
Police were stationed across Tshwane, ready for the group that threatened to march to the Union Buildings ... but were nowhere to be seen on Monday morning
A group of disgruntled people who threatened a national shutdown until President Jacob Zuma steps down were nowhere to be seen on Monday morning.Tshwane Metro Police Department spokesperson Isaac Mahamba said officers had been placed in all the spots where a protest march was supposed to take place."We have not seen the protesters. Our officers are at Union Buildings and other parts of the city‚ ready for anything‚" said Mahamba on Monday.The City of Tshwane confirmed over the weekend that it had received an application to protest but it was not approved as it failed to meet the regulations.Marchers planned to arrive in the city using buses from all over the country. People were supposed to gather at the Putco depot in Marabastad at about 8am and then move to the Union Buildings from 10am‚ the city said.Over the weekend‚ a group of people claiming to be members of the ANC and the SA Communist Party vowed to take to the streets and march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to call for...
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