The City of Cape Town says it has granted permission for 5 gatherings on Friday - #AntiZumaMarches.
Several groups joined together as Voices to Save SA. They've got permission for up to 8 000 people to march on Friday from 12:00 to 14:30.
The approved route will start at Keizersgracht, proceed down Darling Street, then left into Adderley Street, left into Spin Street, right into Plein Street and on to Parliament. They will return via Roeland Street, then into Buitenkant Street, turn right into Darling Street and go back to Keizersgracht.
A number of smaller gatherings have also been given approval:
In Rosen Park, Durbanville, 200 participants forming a human chain along Durban Road, from the traffic lights at Old Oak Road to Bella Rosa Street from 12:00 – 13:00
In Somerset West, 150 participants gathering in the open space next to Gordon High School from 12:00 to 14:00
A group of 20 people will gather on the pedestrian walkway on the Joostenberg Vlakte side of the bridge at Maroela Way from 06:30 – 07:30
The ACDP will march in Atlantis. Up to 500 people are cleared for a route from the Silverstream Hotel parking lot at 11:00, down Wesfleur to Atlantis Court, finishing at 12:00
The City’s Safety and Security Directorate will assist the South African Police Service to regulate the gatherings from beginning to end, including putting temporary road closures in place where necessary.
There's also been a warning that if any groups protest without a permit, the SAPS will act as required in terms of public order policing and that City Law Enforcement will support them.
