PHUTI MOSOMANE
THE Economic Freedom Fighters has dismissed the intended legal action by the Democratic Alliance (DA) against the planned national shutdown as both “frivolous and anti-democratic”.
“The DA’s anti-democratic publicity stunt is frivolous, misguided and is a confirmation that the DA still seeks to salvage the Cyril Ramaphosa presidency as a proxy of its neo-liberal policy outlook,” red berets said on Tuesday ahead of a media briefing by EFF leader Julius Malema on Wednesday to outline the plans of the national shutdown.
The EFF dismissed as “fallacy” allegations by the DA that the national shutdown taking place next week is illegal and would be characterized by violent and anarchy.
“This is false, as the right to protest is enshrined in the Constitution of South Africa and will not only be practiced by the EFF but by multiple stakeholders who have expressed their desire to form part of the shutdown,” said the
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