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The anti-illegal immigration group March and March, including Jacinta and Goberse Uma, are expected to appear in the Durban High Court today. That's where they're going to respond to an interim interdict that restricts the group's weekly protests and parts of the Durban CBD. That interdict bars March and March from threatening people, assaulting or intimidating residents, as well as traders and the public. Dima Gazoli Soro reports. The interdict also prohibits looting, arson, property damage, forced business closures and blocking access to buildings.

Restrictions include the Department of Home Affairs refugee reception center along War Road, which was allegedly at risk of being set alight following unconfirmed reports of plans to ban the facility. The court action comes amid growing pressure on government to address illegal immigration, with protests and violent incidents reported in Johannesburg and Durban, resulting in the killing of a foreign national last week. Ngobe Sezuma says government's action sets a bad precedent. It's quite scary that we live in a democracy.

Where silencing people has become the first step instead of engaging them. She also denied that March and March was involved in any of the violence. It's quite ridiculous, but we are here fighting for a course that we have several times explained what it's about, what we wish to achieve with it. But the government still chooses a very extreme approach that we don't even understand why. Governor Sezuma says government will not silence the group Timakatari Shoro.