Ceasefire agreed between EFF and Vodacom
Vodacom and
the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says they have managed to
resolve their differences at a meeting between the two parties.
The cellular giant met with the EFF leadership in Johannesburg on Monday after several of the company’s stores were trashed around the country.
In one of the incidents, a group of people dressed in red trashed a Vodacom store at Mall of the North in Polokwane.
The violence came after a picture of party leaders Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu were shown at the Vodacom Journalist of the Year awards, captioned "abusers of democracy".
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The EFF in Limpopo subsequently distanced itself from the incident.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the EFF said the issue has now been resolved.
"Vodacom acknowledged that it is politically neutral and it doesn't influence party political positions in any way. Vodacom and EFF appreciate that the matter could have been handled differently to avoid the misunderstanding that occurred.
"The EFF and Vodacom encourage the right of freedom of speech and the free circulation of ideas. The parties also committed to engage on policy issues of mutual interest and consider the matter to be closed," the EFF said