{
  "id": 16954773,
  "title": "KZN police turn to courts to halt March and March protests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/kzn-police-turn-to-courts-to-halt-march-and-march-protests",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T19:20:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/kzn-police-turn-to-courts-to-halt-march-and-march-protests/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia and KwaZulu-Natal Provincial SAPS Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi have taken legal action to prevent further protests by anti-immigration group, March and March. The move comes after a series of violent demonstrations in the province, resulting in property damage, road blockades, and heightened public safety concerns. The police maintain that while citizens have a constitutional right to express grievances, unlawful blockades, intimidation, and violence will not be tolerated. The matter will be heard in the High Court in Durban this Friday as March and March vow to continue their protests.",
  "summary": "The legal action comes in the wake of heightened tension across the province.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}