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STATEMENT: CFCR CONDEMNS VIOLENT PROTEST AND ALLEGED INCITEMENT OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR IN CAPE TOWN

violence-cape-town The Centre for Constitutional Rights (CFCR) strongly condemns the violent and criminal behaviour by protestors resulting in shops and stalls of informal traders being looted and vandalised during a protest in Cape Town’s CBD today. The CFCR also condemns the reported incitement of criminal behaviour by African National Congress (ANC) councillor, Loyiso Nkhola, which allegedly led to today’s actions.

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STATEMENT: APPOINTMENT OF A PERMANENT NDPP

CASAC logoThe Centre for Constitutional Rights (CFCR) welcomes and supports the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution’s (CASAC) and others’ call for the appointment of a qualified, fit and proper National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP). In this regard, we noted a decision by the Constitutional Court to reject CASAC’s application regarding the appointment of a permanent NDPP to be heard as an urgent matter and believe that the Court’s decision in no way reflects on the importance of the matter.

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