Police have no power to stop movement from protesting: Ngobese-Zuma
Ngobese-Zuma says the case will be a major test of the country's constitutional right to protest
Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, leader of March and March, asserts that the police lack the authority to prevent protests. She emphasizes that the police's role is to maintain public safety during demonstrations. Ngobese-Zuma made her statement outside the Durban High Court, where her organization plans to challenge a police and ministerial application for a final order restricting the protest activities.
She maintains that her movement has informed the police of each march, providing officers the chance to prepare. The case will be a significant test of South Africans' constitutional right to protest, according to Ngobese-Zuma. She warns that the decision could establish a crucial precedent.
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