Retailer Cash Crusaders has successfully interdicted the EFF from shutting down its business operations.
The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg, which made the ruling on Tuesday with costs awarded against the EFF, noted it was unlawful to shut down a business or prevent a business owner from trading. "Attempts to colour the threat of shut down as some other lawful picket that is envisaged cannot succeed."
The EFF's national spokespeople, Sinawo Thambo and Leigh-Ann Mathys, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.A deep dive into the big business story of the week, as well as expert analysis of markets and trends.At the centre of the EFF's campaign is litigation instituted against the company by three businessmen.
In response, the retailer wrote to the EFF informing it that Cash Crusaders would be approaching the court for an interdict and stating that it viewed the threat of a shut down as"unlawful conduct".