EFF Refuses to Pay Cape Town R200K for Removal of Shutdown Posters, SA Offers Advice: “Lock Up Julius”

• The Economic Freedom Fighters and the City of Cape town are in a bitter dispute over money
• The municipality claims that the Red Berets owe the metro over R200 000 for the removal of the party's national shutdown posters
• The EFF chief whip in Cape Town, Mzubanzi Dambuza, said the party won't pay a single cent

CAPE TOWN - The Economic Freedom Fighters and the City Of Cape Town are in a standoff over the removal of the national shutdown posters around the metro.

The city's Deputy Mayor, Eddie Andrews, claims the EFF owes the metro over R200 000 for removing more than 400 posters across the metro. Andrews added that the EFF did not have permission from the municipality to put the posters up.

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Safety and security MCC JP Smith said that the outdoor advertising and signage bylaws prohibit the unlawful display of such posters. According to Smith, it cost the metro R514 per poster to have them taken down, TimesLIVE reported

The Red Berets chief whip in the Cape Town council, Mzubanzi Dambuza, accused the Democratic Alliance-led municipality of lying, adding that the City is trying to agitate the EFF.

According to EWN, Dambuza said the opposition party would not fork over a single cent.

South Africans offer City of Cape Town advice on how to get money out of the EFF

Here's what South Africans advised:

@Piet_PompiesSA said:

"Not much of a problem, it's easy to get a court order with costs."

@ArthurGYon1 advised:

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"Arrest the leader."

@devilsad021 added:

"Easy, lock up Julius..."

@SurferSilverza suggested:

"Juju must swipe his Black Amex."

@myopinionis7 recommended:

"Attach and sell Winnie's house."

@lucas18834154 reiterated:

"Take them to court."

ANC, DA dismiss EFF protest as a flop, Mzansi believes it was successful: “We have power”

In another story, Briefly News reported that the Economic Freedom Fighters and its members filled various streets across South Africa as part of its national shutdown on Monday, 20 March.

EFF leader Julius Malema has taken a victory lap lauding the protest as a success, as many businesses, particularly in Tshwane and the Joburg CBD, were forced to close their doors for the day, News24 reported.

However, the ANC and DA beg to differ.

Source: Briefly News