Marchers call for funds to be used wisely
Marchers will walk from City Hall to the US Consulate at 9am.
SOUTH Durbanites will number among those embarking on a People’s Economic Forum march to call for shared wealth on Wednesday, 3 May as dignitaries meet in the city for the World Economic Forum on Africa.
Hosted by the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA) and the People’s Economic Forum, marchers will walk from City Hall to the US Consulate at 9am.
“With South Africa among the most unequal countries in the world, due to overwhelming power by rich elites and multinational corporations, we must support a genuine radical economic transformation which rejects corporate-centric mega-projects, pro-rich economic policies and anti-environmental deals,” read a statement from the SDCEA.
Bugbears to be raised by the marchers include expenses of the 2010 World Cup; secret nuclear energy agreements; the Medupi and Kusile power plants and the dig-out port, among others.
“The march is an opportunity for people who are opposed to state capture, corruption and looting of state resources by political and economic elites to enrich a few at the expense of the rest of us. It is a chance to say ‘no’ to the Trump regime’s trampling on climate, women, Muslims, people of colour and world peace.”
It will also provide a platform for people to demonstrate against the rising poverty, inequality, food prices and cost of education and lack of water, electricity, housing and sanitation and to show their support for a government and economy that serves the needs and interests of people rather than a privileged few.
“Lastly, the purpose of the march is for we, the African people, who are not invited to attend the World Economic Forum on Africa, to influence the policies that affect our everyday lives, to show our power and have our own meeting on the streets of Africa,” said SDCEA.
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