Founder of the One South Africa movement Mmusi Maimane has announced that he intends taking government to court over the reopening of schools on June 1.
He is leaving us with no choice. We have engaged— Mmusi Maimane “One South Africa is left with no option but to approach the courts to safeguard the rights of parents, learners, educators and general schools' staff. The One South Africa movement has a clear mandate from parents, teachers and the public at large to pursue this course of action, with over 160,000 signatures on a public petition in just seven days,” OSA spokesperson Dipolelo Moime said in a statement.
Moime said they would be working with advocate Dali Mpofu and had appealed for financial assistance to fund their proposed legal challenge. Maimane tweeted an appeal for public donations, saying: “This is going to need a collective effort from us to reach the finish line.”
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