By Rorisang Modiba
Drip Footwear, owned by Lekau Sehoana, has shut down 14 stores across South Africa due to financial troubles, leaving many workers jobless.
Attorney Kim Warren, representing Wideopen Platform, said: “Wideopen is owed R20-million for advertising services,” adding that it filed for Drip Footwear’s liquidation in February and “he [Sehoana] tried to oppose it in March but did not win.”
The Johannesburg High Court ordered Drip’s closure on 9 September after it failed to pay the advertising company.
Drip struggled with supply issues, rising costs, and the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Many employees were shocked, learning about the closures only when officials came to shut the stores.
Sehoana only told staff about the liquidation on Monday, though the court ordered its closure a month before.
One worker said: “He did not tell us what was actually happening.”
A manager added: “It was all of a sudden. Last Wednesday sheriffs arrived and we were told the store is being closed and the staff should pack and leave.”
Sehoana didn’t comment but later apologised to employees.
Pictured above: Lekau Sehoana.
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