Cape Town – Members of the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Tshwane on Thursday engaged in a physical altercation during a council meeting, prompting both parties to threaten to open criminal cases against each other.
The dispute arose over an ongoing workers’ strike in the city, with the EFF demanding the reinstatement of over 120 workers fired by the municipality for participating in the strike.
🔴ICYMI🔴 Chaos erupted yesterday at the Tshwane Council after the EFF called for the reinstatement of 130 workers who were dismissed by the City of Tshwane, led by the Democratic Alliance. The DA, however, stubbornly refuses to reinstate the workers. The workers had participated… pic.twitter.com/2NmIM4fNCj
— Central News (@centralnewsza) September 1, 2023
A live stream of the council meeting captured EFF councillors waving placards before a physical fight erupted between the two groups.
The DA condemned the violence and accused the EFF of repeatedly bringing violence into the council chambers, asserting that the incident confirmed the presence of violence at the core of the EFF’s identity.
“The DA condemns the violence and thuggery perpetrated by EFF councillors in chambers today. Previously, we have expressed that the EFF’s call for the reinstatement of the 122 workers, who were dismissed during this illegal strike, is an endorsement of violence. Their violent behaviour today has confirmed that violence is at the core of who the EFF are,” EWN quoted DA regional spokesperson Kwena Moloto as saying.
WATCH: EFF VS DA at the City of Tshwane council meeting on Thursday morning, 31 August. pic.twitter.com/7kJW6eB5Gy
— Daily Sun (@dailysunsa) August 31, 2023
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