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EFF supporters protesting at Mall of Africa during the national closure of all Clicks outlets in Midrand.
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- Sixteen people were arrested during a protest at Clicks in Stellenbosch on Thursday.
- One of the protesters faces a charge of assaulting a police officer.
- They were arrested for allegedly contravene a court order.
Sixteen people were arrested during a Clicks protest at Stellenbosch’s Eikestad shopping center on Thursday.
Colonel Andrè Traut, a spokesman for the Western Cape Police, said one of the protesters also faces a charge of assault on a police officer.
They were arrested for allegedly violating a court order prohibiting intimidation or harassment of buyers and staff.
In a video of the incident, police are seen holding down some people in red shirts.
Clicks made a second successful bid for an interim injunction in this regard on Tuesday.
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The EFF embarked on a nationwide campaign to close Clicks stores this week, expressing dismay over a hair ad.
According to the EFF, the ad was racist, describing black women’s hair as “dry and damaged” and white women’s hair as “normal.”
EFF supporters have moved from store to store, either warning staff of their intent and closing doors or, in some cases, clashes have also occurred.
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Following one such clash, a woman appeared in Port Elizabeth Magistrates Court Thursday for allegedly pointing a gun at some EFF protesters.
The retailer suspended those involved in placing the ad on its website, while a senior executive also resigned.
Clicks and some other retailers recalled their stock of TRESemmé, the product that was being advertised.
The manufacturer will also keep the product off the shelves for at least 10 days.
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The EFF also wanted the names of the people involved in the campaign, but Clicks refused on privacy grounds.
In a statement after a meeting with Unilever, which produces the product, the EFF said the company would not yet say who was in charge of the campaign.
However, they did say that the person left the company and South Africa.
One of the agreements in the future, in addition to the EFF keeping abreast of the promised disciplinary processes, is that 10,000 sanitary napkins be delivered to the party for distribution in the informal settlements identified by the party.
“In line with the above, the EFF and Unilever have left the matter alone,” the EFF tweeted.
