Update:
Traffic is now heavy coming out of town, especially on Nelson Mandela Blvd, with free-flowing traffic coming into town.
The M5 Southbound at the N2 inbound ramp is heavily congested, presumably due to the Free Palestine march in the City centre.
Also read: ANC announces support for Free Palestine march in Cape Town
The Muslim Judicial Council of South Africa, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the Al-Quds Foundation of South Africa, the South African Communist Party and ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula started the march at the Muir Street Masjid in District 6. The group will make its way to the office of the premier on Wale Street.
Motorists can expect delays as scores of people are joining the march in solidarity, as per videos circulated on social media. Traffic is reportedly moving very slowly into town.
The ANC announced its support for the march yesterday, stating that ‘the world cannot spectate in the face of human persecution, the illegal occupation of Palestine, the indiscriminate bombing of schools, hospitals, houses and the sabotage of key water and electricity infrastructure.’
Also read:
Picketers demand justice for pro-Palestine protester assaulted during marathon
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