TimesLive reports that the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) has weighed in on the EFF's controversial visits to Johannesburg restaurants to demand that management provide them with information on how many foreign nationals they employed.

EFF leader Julius Malema made the visits on Wednesday, asking for information on foreign employees in relation to the number of South Africans employed at the businesses. While the department did not mention Malema’s name, it said this was a matter within its jurisdiction. The EFF said the visits were meant to check that “our fellow Africans are not exploited and locals are employed at a satisfactory level”. DEL Minister Thulas Nxesi warned Malema not to cross the line: “One cannot seek to see the enforcement of the law by breaking the law. Violence in seeking to identify areas of non-compliance is counterproductive to the principle of labour market stability and labour peace, which are important to attract foreign investment needed to fight unemployment, inequality and poverty.” He urged those wanting to identify non-compliance to act cautiously and avoid violence or intimidation.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Naledi Shange at TimesLive
• Read too, Julius Malema forces Kream Restaurant owners to meet EFF delegation over hiring of foreigners, at IOL

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