uMhlathuze Municipality hopes EFF supporters will face full might of law after disruptive protest
Party supporters stormed the municipal building in Richards Bay demanding the removal of three expelled EFF councillors.
This is some of the damage to infrastructure that occurred when the protesters forcefully entered the municipal building. Picture: Nhlanhla Mabaso/ EWN.
DURBAN - The uMhlathuze Local Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal says it hopes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) supporters who disrupted the municipal offices will face the full might of the law.
Party supporters stormed the municipal building in Richards Bay, demanding the removal of three expelled EFF councillors.
READ: Police disperse EFF members protesting outside uMhlathuze municipal offices
They say the councillors were recalled in 2023 after failing to secure buses to transport EFF members to the FNB Stadium for the party’s 10th anniversary.
The group broke the glass door of the municipal office as well as a window during the protest.
This is what Mayor Xolani Ngwezi had to say about the chaos: "The police and the law must take its course, thank you."
[WATCH] @UmhlathuzeM mayor Xolani Ngwezi says the law must take its course on the damage to property. @_NMabaso pic.twitter.com/o3wnrr8nsu
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) January 23, 2025