Activists highlight how state capture affects everyday life
29 July 2019
About 100 people gathered at the Central Methodist Church on Saturday morning to consider how state capture has been affecting their lives.
The forum was organised by commuter activist group #UniteBehind, according to a GroundUp report. Activists representing many organisations, including Reclaim the City, Ndifuna Ukwazi, Right2Know, and Sonke Gender Justice, suggested actions to answer the forum's key question: "How do we fight the state capture fightback?"
In the wake of the deployment of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) to the Cape Flats, the participants also discussed whether the military can "cure problems caused by poverty", whether Metrorail can be fixed and the meaning of the state capture commission for most South Africans.
People living on the Cape Flats townships testified about their daily lives. Speaker after speaker described horrible encounters with the army.