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Julius Malema’s party is opposed to the establishment of racially segregated settlements, be it in Orania or Kleinfontein.
For illustrative purposes only. Picture: The Citizen News/Jacques Nelles
The City of Tshwane has warned motorists to brace for severe traffic congestion as the EFF is to set to march to Kleinfontein.
The red berets are expected to march to the exclusive Afrikaner township on Friday.
Julius Malema’s party is opposed to the establishment of racially segregated settlements, be it in Orania or Kleinfontein.
The Afrikaner community was dubbed illegal after the High Court in Pretoria ruled in favour of the City of Tshwane to enforce laws relating to planning and building regulations.
City of Tshwane Metro Police spokesperson Isaac Mahamba warned motorists to exercise caution.
Mahamaba the EFF marchers will gather from 10am at an open space at the corner Bronkhospruit Road and R515 Pretoria East.
“The route of the march is as follows: From the gathering point, they will take R515, turn right onto Kleinfontein Way, and march on it until they reach Kleinfontein Dorp.”
Mahamba said the marches are expected to disperse from Kleinfontein Dorp at about 2:30pm.
The following streets will be affected:
Motorists are advised to use alternative routes such as:
“Tshwane Metro Police and South African Police Service officers will be deployed to monitor the march and all affected streets,” Mahamba said.
This is the second march by a political party to the Afrikaner community.
Last month, members of the MK party, led by Mzwanele Manyi, conducted an oversight visit to Kleinfontein, a settlement of 1,500 Afrikaner residents, amid growing concerns over racial exclusivity cloaked as cultural self-determination.
The MK party said it suspected the settlement of abusing Section 235 of the Constitution, which allows for self-determination for communities of shared common cultural and language heritage.
The white Afrikaners-only community in Kleinfontein said, contrary to belief, that Kleinfontein is not an apartheid enclave.
Instead, they say, the area is about culture, not race.
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