WATCH: SAPS provincial commissioner confirms no protest action in Durban

WITH quiet streets in Durban this morning, there have been no reports of protest action following threats of a national shutdown.

However, SAPS Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi addressed the media at Hoy Park this morning, March 20, at 08:00.

“It’s quiet now. It’s very quiet all over, but I think they had a challenge with regards to transportation to move some protestors to the city,” said Mkwanazi.

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He added that the police have not received any notification of a protest.

“As KZN police, we never received any notice for any march. Had we received notice, we would have planned a route for protestors to use. As such, we just don’t have any notice. We don’t know what they are going to do next, but we remain alert, and our members are all over. Communities are also out there – not blocking anyone, but just being alert, keeping eyes and ears open to be able to mobilise police,” he said Mkwanazi.

Video footage of a mass gathering in Central Durban circulating on social media raised concerns yesterday, Sunday, March 19, however, Durban Central SAPS spokesperson Captain Muzi Maphumulo confirmed it was unrelated to any strike action.

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“These people do not belong to the strike action. These are members of a Zionist Baptist church, a religious group. They had a function and were gathered at People’s Park,” he said.

There is an EFF office located in the Glenwood area where protesters have been noted on the road.

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