DA calls on North West government to ensure law and order is maintained during EFF protest
17 March 2023
The DA in North West would like to assure residents across the province that we will stand firm and do everything in our power, and use every mechanism available to us, to ensure that the North West Provincial Government maintains law and order during the EFF’s petty protest next Monday.
Every DA North West member of Parliament, the Provincial Legislature and all Councillors will be ready to address and escalate any incidents that could threaten the lives, livelihoods and property of residents. We are available and will maintain open lines of communication between residents, the SAPS, the Provincial Police Commissioner, Lt Gen Sello Kwena, the North West MEC for Community Safety, Sello Lehari, and Premier Bushy Maape.
The EFF in North West has not applied under the Gatherings Act or any of the applicable by-laws in any municipality to protest on Monday, yet it found the time and the resources to circulate letters of intimidation to businesses across the province. The DA has already taken legal action to interdict the EFF’s illegal protest action.
The violent rhetoric by EFF members has no place in a constitutional democracy. It seeks to fuel violence, destruction, and chaos, while absolving themselves from any responsibility and accountability. This behaviour is grossly irresponsible and defeatist.