Hundreds of ANC Youth League supporters have stormed Absa’s Durban branch in protest, after a leaked draft public protector report\u00a0indicated that the\u00a0bank had to repay a R2.25 billion bailout it received during the apartheid era.<\/p>\n
The Youth League, alongside other protest groups Black First Land First, have already announced plans to continue with the movement in South Africa’s other major metros in a bid to get the financial institution to pay back the money.<\/p>\n
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane\u2019s leaked draft report found that billions of payments made to the Bankorp group of banks \u2013 which was later acquired by Absa \u2013 were irregular, and ordered that they be paid back into the fiscus.<\/p>\n
Further recommendations included that president Jacob Zuma set up a judicial commission of enquiry into the apartheid-era looting of the estate.<\/p>\n
Reaction to the report and subsequent mass movement against Absa has been mixed on social media platforms, with many already calling for government to close its accounts with the bank, while others believe that the report and subsequent protests are premature and politically-motivated.<\/p>\n
\nMembers of the @ANCYL_KZN<\/a> have gathered in the Durban CBD to protest against #ABSA<\/a> bank. pic.twitter.com\/YEzyf73yOh<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 ECR_Newswatch (@ECR_Newswatch) January 26, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n