Cape Town - Authorities are gearing up to contain violent protests after a recent spate of them in Cape Town led to parts of the city becoming temporary “no-go” zones.
JP Smith, the mayco member for safety and security, believes two “sinister forces” are behind the recent upsurge in protests in Cape Town and elsewhere in the province.
Smith said, according to the SAPS, there was a 73% upsurge in such protests in the Western Cape this year.
He blamed some of this on “former components” of the Ses’khona People’s Rights Movement, which he claimed had been “resuscitated”.
The radical group made headlines in 2013 when its leader, Andile Lili, along with eight other members, dumped faeces at Cape Town International Airport.
But Lili, who is an ardent supporter of embattled Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille, rubbished the claims, saying while he supported the black people’s struggle, he would not secretly incite land grabs.
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