Another court victory for WOZA

ged under the Public Order and Security Act (POSA) for failing to notify regulating authorities.

Handing down the judgement, the Magistrate, Ms Duta, found the women not guilty and said there had been no need for them to seek police clearance before convening the meeting.

But WOZA reports that, just before the case was heard, Law and Order officials interrogated and threatened with unspecified action the state witnesses (WOZA members) if they did not tell the “truth”. This interrogation took place in a room upstairs within the Western Commonage Courts. The women insisted that they would only give evidence as to the jam making meeting and knew of no other business on the day in question. – WOZA