The EFF has vowed to appeal against a court judgment that upheld an interdict stopping the party and its leaders from inciting illegal land occupation. AfriForum and Afri Business successfully opposed a rescission application by the EFF in the High Court in Pretoria. This means EFF leaders and members would be arrested for being in contempt of court if they called on people to occupy private and state-owned land. Though the interdict was granted to the two groups after litigation against the EFF that started in November 2016, the party sought relief from the court to set it aside. The two organisations also said they had applied for and were granted an interdict against the Black First Land First (BLF) group. The two groups took EFF leader Julius Malema, his party and the BLF to task after utterances made on public platforms encouraging people to settle on unoccupied land. AfriForum and Afri Business could not be reached for comment on Sunday. However, AfriForum’s Tarien Cooks said ...
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