After singing a few struggle songs they concluded with Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika, doing only the Xhosa version. One cannot help drawing the comparison to how the South African Community shows it’s unhappiness with Steve Hofmeyr when he does “Die Stem”. We should then be consequent in our views when witnessing this.
What did stand out in this march was the behaviour of the participants, whether in control due to the disciplined march officials or by the very strong SAPS presence. The SA Police Services need to be congratulated on the professional manner in which they managed the event today.
The downside of the morning’s proceedings was the total disrespect that was offered our late Mayor Elza van Lingen, just a day after her Memorial Service. Many references were made in the petition speech about her alleged ignorance towards service delivery of the ANC wards.
The petition was read out and handed over to the newly appointed Mayor of Kouga Clr Horatio Hendricks. The petition demands a response within 7 working days, or another march will be scheduled as announced by the organiser. The Mayor agreed to this date. The marchers dispersed quietly afterwards.
Is this supposed to be a new paper article or the DA version of the events. All I can hear is criticism about the march and anti-activism remarks which clearly says to me that your newspaper is biaise and definitely leaning towards the DA’s version of events. Elza van Lingen passed away, after the date was set for this march and her memorial service was attended to by most of the ANC leadership so by slanting the ANC as unsympathetic is untrue and unfounded. Also it is unfortunate that she passed away before this march as the purpose of the march was to bring under her attention the lack of service delivery occurring under her watch; which is why mention had to be made of her as she was the mayor when all the ineffective service delivery for the masses happened. Under her watch it was clearly evident that preference was given to the white elite forgetting that it was in fact the poor masses that brought this DA into power. Hopefully now our poor communities have seen the truth and will bear this in mind come next municipal elections.
It is also true that once she passed, the date was moved to a later date out of respect, but that idea was again cancelled and moved back to the original date. It was about timing, nothing else.
Everyone has a right to march and petition and the organisers need to be congratulated for the disciplined manner in which this was done.
Jeffreys Bay Online is run by Mr Brenton Williams who happens to be DA Mayoral Committee member in Kouga so we cant expect them to be objective. Its established purely to advance DA propaganda.
Mr Mjimaro, Please check your facts. There are many online news providers in Jeffreys Bay. Mr Brenton has no association with Jeffreys Bay Online at all.