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Members of the EFF protest in Brackenfell.
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- The City of Cape Town is determining the cost of municipal property damage caused when the EFF protested in Brackenfell.
- The City intends to recover the costs of damage to EFF’s infrastructure through civil action.
- The EFF said the City should take him to court, as it is official that they are not afraid of the subway.
The EFF in the Western Cape says Cape Town can “carry on” while the metro counts the cost of damage caused during Friday’s volatile protest in Brackenfell.
On Friday, the city of Cape Town said it was in the process of determining the cost of municipal property damage caused during the EFF protest in Brackenfell.
The metro said it intended to recoup the costs of the “red berets” through civil action.
According to the City, preliminary reports indicate that a fire truck was set on fire, roads and traffic lights damaged, and protesters set fire to a field during the demonstration.
“Windows of car dealerships were smashed at the corner of Paradys and Old Paarl Road, with private vehicles damaged due to stoning and several stores reportedly looted,” the city said in a statement Friday.
“The City observes the violation of national lockdown regulations, the energetic attempts to violate the South African Police Services (SAPS) conditions imposed on the number of protesters, and the violation of the EFF’s own non-violence commitment to the Police and Western Cape Superior Court “.
On Friday, hundreds of EFF supporters marched into Brackenfell High School as they continued their protest against alleged racism following revelations of a private enrollment event in which only white students were present.
It was the second time the EFF had protested outside the school.
EFF Western Cape President Melikhaya Xego told News24 that the City was being “foolish” in making such claims.
“The City was supposed to guide us and be on our side when it comes to issues of racism, but they are dismissing those claims.”
“If they want to take us to court, they must,” Xego said.
“We are not afraid of the district attorney.”
Added:
They have taken us to court before and we won, they must.
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Executive Mayor Dan Plato said the city manager had indicated that senior officials were assessing the cost of damage to public infrastructure.
“Once a full evaluation has been done, the City will recover these costs from the EFF.
“I want to assure the public that we will not tolerate anarchy in this City and that the EFF will be held responsible for the damage caused,” Plato added.
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