EFF national shutdown: 'Don't try that nonsense in Cape Town', says Hill-Lewis

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Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has warned organisers of a national shutdown not to come to the Mother City.

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) are planning to bring the country to a standstill on 20 March over load shedding, and will also be calling for the resignation of President Cyril Ramaphosa.

The EFF says there will be no school or work, and has called on public transport operators to not operate on the day.

However, Hill-Lewis says he will not allow this to happen in the metro.

"Don't be stupid, don't organise a national shutdown and don't try that nonsense in Cape Town. Here we're building for the future, we're moving forward, we're getting people into work and out of poverty. We don't have time for a national shutdown, and we'll make sure it doesn't happen here."
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EFF national shutdown: 'Don't try that nonsense in Cape Town', says Hill-Lewis

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says he will not allow the EFF to bring the Mother City to a standstill.
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I can hope so, and when it comes to Cape Town, this is the Mother City,

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not where I live, which is also Cape Town. Time will tell how intense the national shutdown will be and how well it is controlled.

I would think that the EFF and SADTU would now look to Hill-Lewis and make the shutdown extra special in Cape Town. Nothing quite like pressuring a "DA" run city.
 
Fulcrum29 said:
I can hope so, and when it comes to Cape Town, this is the Mother City,

cape-town.jpg


not where I live, which is also Cape Town. Time will tell how intense the national shutdown will be and how well it is controlled.

I would think that the EFF and SADTU would now look to Hill-Lewis and make the shutdown extra special in Cape Town. Nothing quite like pressuring a "DA" run city.
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I don't get the gist of this post. Are you in support of the EFF now putting in extra effort because of that the mayor said?
 
I probably should have asked the question in a less antagonistic (??) way. Do you support the mayor's stance on this? Not necessarily do you support the mayor or DA in general.
 
Bliksis said:
I probably should have asked the question in a less antagonistic (??) way. Do you support the mayor's stance on this? Not necessarily do you support the mayor or DA in general.
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EFF related activities have always ended in destruction of property, businesses losses and chaos. You don't want this in your town or city.
 
Bliksis said:
I probably should have asked the question in a less antagonistic (??) way. Do you support the mayor's stance on this?
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Yes.

Bliksis said:
Not necessarily do you support the mayor or DA in general.
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I support both, I like Hill-Lewis and Steenhuisen.

The point I conveyed is that Cape Town is a big and distributed city. Nobody knows what to expect on the 20th, but we know that some unions will start their strikes next week. The city must best apply their policing resources. Neither is Cape Town the Western Cape; things can go rough here and could spill into Cape Town. You should see the strikes over and beyond the mountains; it isn’t pretty.

As much as Hill-Lewis took a position, the EFF/SADTU will perceive it as a threat and as a result may apply special attention to Cape Town. There is nothing the DA's opposition love more than destabilising them.

In short, Hill-Lewis may have challenged the EFF/SADTU to try and make Cape Town ungovernable. It all comes down to how the parties interpreted the warning.
 
Fulcrum29 said:
Yes.



I support both, I like Hill-Lewis and Steenhuisen.

The point I conveyed is that Cape Town is a big and distributed city. Nobody knows what to expect on the 20th, but we know that some unions will start their strikes next week. The city must best apply their policing resources. Neither is Cape Town the Western Cape; things can go rough here and could spill into Cape Town. You should see the strikes over and beyond the mountains; it isn’t pretty.

As much as Hill-Lewis took a position, the EFF/SADTU will perceive it as a threat and as a result may apply special attention to Cape Town. There is nothing the DA's opposition love more than destabilising them.

In short, Hill-Lewis may have challenged the EFF/SADTU to try and make Cape Town ungovernable. It all comes down to how the parties interpreted the warning.
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"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."
 
Starting to stock up on pop corn for this because it's going to interesting.
  • If the EFF does not get the numbers what's does this mean for them for next years elections?
  • Which taxi's organizations and unions will join them?
  • Will they get resistance in places like Natal & the WC?
  • What will the police do if there is looting like last year?
 
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