MK Party to ‘shut down Gauteng’ in support of Mkhwanazi
The MK Party in Gauteng is planning a provincial shutdown to show support for the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner.
FILE: Members of the MK Party sing and chant outside the Constitutional Court hearing in Johannesburg on 10 May 2024 over their leader and former President Jacob Zuma’s eligibility to stand for Parliament. Picture: AFP
Tshidi Madia (in for Mandy Wiener on 702 and CapeTalk) speaks with EWN Reporter Thabiso Goba.
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The MK Party has vowed to ‘shut down Gauteng’ in a protest against alleged criminality in the South African Police Service (SAPS) and to support Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
They claim that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of an interim Police Minister is unconstitutional, threatening a legal challenge.
The party will begin their march in Johannesburg on Monday and intends to escalate it to a shutdown of the entire province on Friday.
Goba says between 200 and 300 MK Party members are participating in the march, many of whom are wearing shirts saying, 'Hands Off Nhlanhal Mkhwanazi'.
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“As you can imagine, there is a lot of MK Party regalia.”
- Thabiso Goba, reporter - EWN
MK Party Gauteng Spokesperson Abel Tau says the province needs to do everything in its power to prove to residents that they are safe and that the police can protect them.
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