Acting Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia has criticised organisers of planned nationwide protests
Acting Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia has criticised organisers of planned nationwide protests, saying claims that the action serves the public interest are false and that the protests are instead causing economic, financial, human, and diplomatic harm.
Speaking during the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Migration briefing in Pretoria on Friday, Cachalia said the government has a duty to protect citizens, uphold the law, and ensure the country remains safe and secure.
"There's a narrative out there propagated by those who are organising this reckless and disruptive behaviour that they are acting in the interests of our citizens, in the interests of our people," he said.
"In fact, their behaviour has economic, financial, human, and diplomatic costs, as we heard from Minister Lamola. Indeed, they are acting in a way that harms our citizens' well-being and our national interests".
