Durban's planned March and March protest on 30 June will proceed despite ongoing discussions about its route, as security measures are heightened amid concerns over potential unrest and illegal immigration.
Durban Metro Police spokesperson Colonel Boysie Zungu said organisers and city officials had agreed that the march would begin at King Dinuzulu Park but had not yet reached agreement on its end point.
"I can confirm that we had discussions with representatives of March and March," Zungu told IOL.
"We agreed on the starting point of the march, which will be King Dinuzulu Park. Where we disagree is on the end point. They wanted the march to end at the old drive-in site, while we proposed City Hall, where government representatives will meet with them."
Zungu said the municipality believed it would be unsafe for the march to end at the old drive-in site, which currently houses thousands of migrants seeking repatriation amid concerns surrounding the movement's 30 June deadline for undocumented foreign nationals to leave South Africa.
