Cape Town - Cosatu plans to protest at Cape Town Stadium on Friday during the inaugural Cape Town Cup to voice its disagreement over the money spent on the competition.
Two international football teams – Sporting Lisbon and Crystal Palace – will take on hosts Ajax Cape Town and Gauteng-based SuperSport United.
Cosatu’s Tony Ehrenreich said the cup hosted by the City of Cape Town is a waste of more than R30 million. “How can the citizens align themselves with such scandalous waste of money, in the face of such desperate need for services and support for poor communities?”
Ehrenreich said the protest will highlight the fact that this wasted money could have been used for the improvement of lives of the most marginalised in the city.
He said the protest will be attended by the poor communities from backyards and informal settlements who are not getting basic services from the city, while “fancy events” are being held that can only be attended by the wealthy of Cape Town.
Cape Argus