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News24 reports that Solidarity has intensified its protest against SA’s affirmative action laws by erecting a second billboard in Joburg, following the removal of the first one by City officials.
The trade union has also sent the City a legal notice calling for the immediate return of its banner. On Monday, the advertisement was removed by the Joburg Metro Police Department from a sidewall along the M1. The banner, positioned along the route leading to the G20 Summit, was a form of protest by Solidarity, which accuses the SA government of implementing laws that disadvantage minority groups. Following the removal of the banner, Solidarity announced that it had sent a legal notice to the City to reinstate the banner immediately, cease any further interference with its “campaign material”, and compensate the union for the production and installation of the material.
Solidarity’s deputy CE Anton van der Bijl described the City’s actions as indicative of “a willingness by the government to use state power to silence public voices that disagree with it”. Another advertisement with similar messaging was installed on Tuesday on a billboard near Nasrec in Joburg. Solidarity announced its intention to erect 28 more across Gauteng to ensure its message reached the international delegates expected to attend the summit from 19 nations.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Noxolo Sibiya at News24 (subscription / trial registration required)
- Read too, Solidarity prepares to go to court over billboard removal, at News24 (subscription / trial registration required)
- En ook, Banier-herrie: Solidariteit op pad hof toe, by Maroela Media
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