Mall owner seeks to interdict Kenny Kunene over anti-migrant ‘disruption’
A property company is seeking a court interdict against Patriotic Alliance (PA) members, including Kenny Kunene, following anti-migrant protests at a Johannesburg shopping mall. The developer claims the protests disrupted business and were based on unfounded allegations regarding illegal employment.
Why it matters
The conflict highlights rising tensions regarding immigration, labor practices, and political activism in South Africa.
The developers of a new Johannesburg shopping complex are seeking an urgent interdict against Patriotic Alliance (PA) deputy president Kenny Kunene , senior PA member Victoria Africa and the party itself after a series of fiery anti-immigration protests at the mall late last month.
Property company Chung Fung, which owns the partially completed Times Square mall, an extension of Dragon City in Crown Mines, brought the application in the Johannesburg high court, accusing Kunene and Africa — deputy secretary-general of the PA’s Women Alliance — of stoking demonstrations in which tyres were burned and rocks were thrown.
According to the company’s affidavit, the protests, staged on eight days between July 20 and July 31, disrupted business at the retail centre.
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