Posted on 20-8-2002

Kensington 87 Case Postponed Again
From www.indymedia.org

(Johannesburg, South Africa) On Thursday, August 15, the Kensington 87 ,
along with hundreds of members of various Anti-Privatisation Forum (APF)
affiliates, gathered at the Jeppe Regional Court in Johannesburg, South
Africa. The protest was in solidartiy with arrestees appearing at the
court, which arose from the April 6 march and demonstration at the house of
Johannesburg Mayor Amos Masondo. This was the third hearing of the case.
Speakers from the various affiliates of the APF as well as international
global justice activists addressed a large crowd on the steps of the
courthouse, and expressed full solidarity with the Kensington 87, called
for the dropping of all charges.

It was clear from the court proceedings that the state does not have a case
and that they are using successive postponements as a means of further
harassment of the Kensington 87 in particular, and the anti-privatisation
movement in South Africa in general. The protests sent a warning to the
South African government and others who would criminalize dissent during
the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) and beyond, that the
voices of the poor and workers cannot be silenced.