Eastern Cape warns ‘fearmongers’ threatening shutdown during elections

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Voice notes and videos have been circulated on social media, seeking to intimidate & incite violence in the Eastern Cape

Voice notes and videos have been circulating on social media, seeking to intimidate and incite violence and threatening people’s right to vote.

File photo: Springfield Retail centre ion fire as vehicles are broken and stripped in the parking lot on 13 July 2021 in Durban, South Africa. Picture: Gallo ImagesThis comes after voice notes and videos have been circulated on social media, seeking to intimidate, incite violence, and threaten people’s democratic right to participate in the upcoming elections.

“The most recent of these social media posts is a brazen video recording by a man, allegedly who calls for a complete shutdown of Mthatha, a stop of elections’ campaigns in and around Mthatha, less than 48 hours before the elections.Nqatha has assured the public that there will be no shutdown of Mthatha, and has directed the police to track down and bring to justice the man responsible for the video and any other person responsible for similar social media posts.

“We can never allow any person to do that on our watch, for that will be a betrayal of this freedom that we now enjoy, and the sacrifices of those who fought so hard for it,” said Nqatha. Nqatha said his department is working closely with the police and is determined to end the taxi violence in the province.

 

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