On the Sona disruption, Parliament’s powers and privileges committee decided in March that it needed further legal investigation because it was difficult to determine who was in contempt of Parliament when disrupting Sona and which members are at fault.
EFF leader Julius Malema and party MP, Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, appeared in court on Monday relating to an incident that happened at the funeral of struggle icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in 2018.
The two briefly appeared in the Randburg Magistrates Court on Monday morning relating to an incident that happened at the funeral of struggle icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in 2018.
Unilever has removed all TRESemmé hair products from all stores for 10 days after widespread outrage over the product's advert on the Clicks website.
As part of its measures, Unilever said that it would set up an advisory board and a diversity committee after apologising for the TRESemmé advert, which it admitted was racist.
It is part of an agreement struck between company and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) following a meeting on Thursday.
The DA contended that the Gauteng provincial government was wrong to place the municipality under administration as per Section 139 of the Constitution.
The company and retailer Clicks came under fire over the offensive advert on its website, which called black women’s hair 'dry, damaged, and frizzy' compared to a white woman’s hair which was labelled 'normal'.
The Constitutional Court heard arguments from the council and the Democratic Alliance (DA), which maintained the provincial government acted drastically without proper consultation.
The minister on Wednesday said while the right to protest was protected in South Africa, police could not allow damage to property.
Wits Vice-Chancellor Adam Habib on Thursday said those who could have acted to stop the EFF attacks on Clicks stores, chose not to.
Clicks has come under fire for a hair product ad, which labelled black hair as 'dry, frizzy and damaged', and drew widespread outrage from South Africans.
The health and beauty outlet closed all its outlets on Wednesday morning to offer counselling and support to staff in the wake of the public outrage over a racist ad on its website.
Clicks is facing backlash for approving and displaying the ad, which described a black woman’s hair as 'dry, damaged and frizzy' comparing it to white hair, which it labelled as 'normal'.
The retail pharmacy company approached the High Court in Johannesburg on an urgent basis to stop the disruption and intimidation of its staff and customers.
Clicks said that it had to close more than 400 of its stores on Monday after they were targeted by protesting EFF members.
EFF members gathered outside Clicks stores across the country in protest against a racist hair product advert which the retailer posted on its website. #EFF #Clicks ClicksMustFall
The party laid a criminal complaint against the EFF for inciting public violence, malicious damage to property, and intimidation.
