EFF marches alone against City of Cape Town as ANC, Sanco and Santaco pull out

Johnathan Paoli

THE Western Cape EFF’s planned shutdown is set to kick off on Monday against the impoundment of taxis by the City of Cape Town, despite the party going at it alone.

WC EFF spokesperson Wandile Kasibe said that the party would go ahead with the planned shutdown of the province, despite the sudden withdrawal of various other organisations at the last minute.

“The most important thing here is the issues our people are dealing with. Whether you call it a shutdown, march, protest, or strike, [that] is not the issue. It’s the violence, taxi impoundments, gangsterism, load shedding and unemployment that is [an issue],” Kasibe explained.

The provincial ANC, Santaco and the SA National Civic Organisation (Sanco) on Sunday canceled their participation in the protest, claiming problems in communication from the EFF and distancing themselves from any “strike” or “shutdown”

ANC provincial spokesperson Muhammad Khalid Sayed said the