Johannesburg - The South African Public Service Union (Sapsu) has called on South Africans to engage in non-violent civil disobedience until President Jacob Zuma, his cabinet and members of parliament resign.
The union said in a statement on Wednesday that the country was in a state of lawlessness following the Constitutional Court ruling against Zuma.
“We mobilise workers and the civil society into civil disobedience by engaging in non-violent action which is open and visible; illegal; performed for the moral purpose of protesting an injustice; and done with the expectation of being punished,” said the union’s president, Thobile Ntola.
They also called on South Africans to disengage with the presidency, ministers, the government and MPs and vowed to continue with this campaign until parliament is dissolved and a date for new elections is set.
“While the Judgment is clear that President Jacob Zuma and by extension all we have mentioned in this statement; have failed to observe; uphold; protect and maintain the Constitution; we consider such a move being a call on all the people of our country to promote disobedience of the current leadership of our country,” Ntola said.
Labour Bureau
* Use IOL’s Facebook and Twitter pages to comment on our stories. See links below.