MKP threatens protests after court ruling

THE uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has threatened to take to the streets following the ruling made by the Constitutional Court, which has unanimously dismissed the party’s case challenging President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to put police minister Senzo Mchunu on leave of absence, appoint Prof Firoz Cachalia as acting police minister and establish the Madlanga commission of inquiry.

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The decision of the court, which has denied Zuma and the party direct access, after the party approached the apex court to challenge the appointment of Cachalia as acting police minister and Mchunu’s being placed on a leave of absence, has not been welcomed with its spokesperson, Nhl-amulo Ndhlela saying the party will let South Africans determine their next cause of action.

“We might have to consider taking the matter to the street. However, to be honest, this is a travesty of justice. We will have to consult as this is a very serious issue, as to what the next steps are.

“But in this country, to be honest, more than anything else, this is a travesty of justice,’ said Ndhlela outside court.