President has ordered SA's security forces to ensure protests remain peaceful
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Thursday. Picture: ALET PRETORIUS/REUTERS
“If you are going to restrict the rights of other people, coerce, intimidate and unleash violence, our security forces are going to defend the people of SA because we will not allow anarchy and disorder to prevail in this country. So we will see what happens,” he said. The president made the remarks during a media briefing after a state visit by his Tanzanian counterpart President Samia Suluhu Hassan at the Union Buildings on Thursday. The visit coincided with the second session of the SA-Tanzania Bi-National Commission.“Our politics is fractious, divided and [we are] going to the elections next year.
“[The right to protest] is deeply embedded in our constitution and it is a right that we South Africans fought for and won so South Africans can protest against [that with which they disagree], but that right is not absolute.”“That right is a limited right and it’s not underpinned by violence and it is not a right that allows anyone to embark on anarchy or disorder. It is a right that says you must respect the rights of others.
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