DA seeks to stop EFF’s march in Phoenix, Durban | Witness

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DA seeks to stop EFF’s march in Phoenix, Durban | Witness

Democratic Alliance leader, John Steenhuisen, has written to the South African Human Rights Commission in an effort to stop the EFF’s march on Phoenix.

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