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Demonstrators from the Azania Pan-Africanist Congress in front of the Brackenfell train station. (Jenni Evans, News24)
- Stun grenades have been used to disperse a crowd of protesters near Brackenfell High School, which has found itself at the center of a controversy over a private tuition party.
- Protesters from the Azania Pan Africanist Congress were told that they did not have permission to protest.
- The EFF has been granted permission to protest outside of school on Friday.
Western Cape police used stun grenades on Wednesday to disperse a group of protesters from the Azania Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) near Brackenfell High School.
The PAC planned to march to the school on Wednesday and about 40 protesters gathered at the Brackenfell train station.
However, the police warned them that they did not have the necessary permission to protest and that they would be dispersed if they proceeded.
Videos that Encan Y MESS Captured on Wednesday showed Public Order Police pushing protesters back before several stun grenades were fired.
The protesters dispersed at 12:00.
Train station protest
Before being dispersed, they protested at the Brackenfell train station, singing songs and chanting slogans, including the controversial slogan “One settler, one bullet.”
A spokesperson for the group told News24 that they were protesting a private tuition party held for students at Brackenfell High School, which was reportedly only attended by white students, and the arrest of one person following violent clashes. near the school last week.
The PAC is picketing near the Brackenfell station over the events surrounding a matrix party and the arrest of a single person following the school clashes. A spokesperson told me that if blacks had beaten people like some of their parents did, they would be jailed. @ TeamNews24 pic.twitter.com/yK8mRXjy5m
– Jenni Evans (@itchybyte) November 18, 2020
On Tuesday, the deputy from DA Okkie Terblanche called on the police to maintain law and order at the protest and condemned the use of the slogan “One settler, one bullet.”
Meanwhile, the EFF will be protesting outside the school on Friday. They have been granted permission to protest, but participants are limited to 100. They pledged not to interrupt schooling, according to the city of Cape Town.
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The city urged residents to avoid the surrounding area on Friday.
The Western Cape Department of Education said Tuesday that tests will be rescheduled for students in grades 8-11 on Friday.
Arrangements are being made to allow enrolled students to take their Physical Science exam.
– Compiled by Paul Herman, additional information by Jenni Evans
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