Residents requested to avoid vicinity of Brackenfell High School on Friday
17 November 2020
The City of Cape Town and South African Police Services (SAPS) have requested all residents and groupings – except parents bringing their children to school - to avoid the area around Brackenfell High School on Friday.
Avoiding the area will make it easier for SAPS to manage the planned protest effectively. The permit is limited to the participation of 100 EFF members who have undertaken not to disrupt learners or matric exams, which has been accepted by Western Cape High Court Judge Siraj Desai as sufficient for the protest to go ahead in terms of his ruling.
The SAPS have committed to a policing presence in the Brackenfell area on Friday. During a community meeting this week, it was reported that a comprehensive operational plan has been settled between SAPS, Metro Police, Law Enforcement and Traffic along with the relevant Community Policing Forums (CPFs) and Neighbourhood Watches (NHW).
SAPS’ Public Order Policing plan includes the setting of perimeters around the school and crowd management to protect learners, teachers and school property. The perimeter will assist in terms of avoiding unnecessary conflict and to ensure that only the number of people authorised to participate in the protest are allowed to hand over a memorandum.