Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi told the Daily News yesterday that government was ready to deal with Chamisa and his followers should they cross what he called “the red line”.

“Chamisa must know that the right to
demonstrate is not an absolute right. When you are demonstrating, you must not infringe on other people’s rights. That’s why the police must first interrogate the purpose of the demonstration before giving permission. Rights must come with
responsibilities,” he said.
Ziyambi said the same Constitution that guarantees the right to demonstrate also imposes limits to the very rights and freedoms.
He said the fundamental rights and freedoms set out in the supreme law must be exercised reasonably and with due regard for the rights and
freedoms of other persons.
“The fundamental rights and freedoms set out in this Chapter may be limited only in terms of a law
of general application and to the extent that the limitation is fair, reasonable, necessary and justifiable in a democratic society based on openness, justice, human dignity, equality and freedom, taking into account all relevant factors,”Ziyamba said.

“Chamisa is just barking; we don’t have time to listen to him. We have serious business to do, the economy needs our attention and we cannot
listen to Chamisa. We have adequate laws to deal with him if he crossed the line. Now he is talking but the moment he starts to act like head
of State, our security are more than ready. We are not going to allow lawlessness,” he added.
Section 59 of the Constitution states that every person has the right to demonstrate and to present petitions, but these rights must be
exercised peacefully.
Under Section 86, these fundamental rights and freedoms should be exercised reasonably and with due regard for the rights and freedoms of
other persons.
It says the purpose of the limitation, in particular, takes into account whether the action taken is necessary in the interests of defence, public safety, public order, public morality, public health, regional or town planning or the general public
interest, among other things.Daily News