South African court bans violence by March and March
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
The Durban High Court has temporarily banned South African movement March and March and its leaders from using violence, threatening users and blocking roads. The measure follows police fears of an attack on a refugee reception centre, while a hearing is scheduled for 18 January 2027, according to IOL.
The Durban High Court has temporarily banned the March and March movement and its leaders from using violence to force businesses to close or block roads. The order follows an urgent application by the Police Minister and the KwaZulu-Natal provincial commissioner, based on intelligence alleging a plan to set fire to the Che Guevara Road refugee reception centre, IOL reports.
Judge Peter Olsen also banned participants in the marches from carrying airguns, imitation firearms, masks or clothing concealing their faces. The movement is also prohibited from using clothing resembling that of the South African police or army. The order will remain in force until the next hearing scheduled for November, while its leaders must explain by 18 January 2027 why the restrictions should not become permanent.
The decision follows the South African police’s application to ban March and March, filed on 30 October, according to the application to ban March and March.
