EFF members in Limpopo will march to the Polokwane Municipality on Wednesday demanding improved services and mayor John Mpe’s removal. Photo for illustrative purposes.
POLOKWANE – The EFF Limpopo will march through the streets of Polokwane tomorrow (August 20) to demand improved municipal services and the removal of mayor John Mpe.
The protest will begin at 09:00 at SABC Park near Hospital Street in the CBD, where members and supporters are expected to gather before handing over a memorandum to the Polokwane Municipality.
A poster with information regarding Wednesday’s EFF march in the Polokwane CBD.
The EFF Limpopo chairperson, Lawrence Mapoulo said residents are fed up with potholes, unaffordable billing systems, nepotism, corruption allegations and a lack of housing.
Mapoulo confirmed that the party had deliberately stayed away from last week’s Concerned Citizens of Polokwane march to observe a “seven-day silence” in honour of the late community activist Vincent Kunutu.
While the EFF cites service delivery failures as its main concern, some critics argue that recent demonstrations in the city are tied to political factional battles ahead of the ANC Limpopo conference.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
