The National Coloured Congress (NCC) will continue to visit businesses and ask them nicely to fulfill their obligations under the Employment Equity Act. The party wants businesses to adhere to employing locals based on provincial demographics, and not national. It would mean the employment of more coloured people in Cape Town. The NCC’s President Fadiel Adams believes that coloured people are being sidelined as owners prefer to employ foreign nationals, have a misunderstanding of the law, or are not aware of the law. Last week the political party shut down a petrol station in Mitchells Plain stating that it was not what they called “coloured compliant”, meaning that there were no people from the area employed at the business. The City of Cape Town has since obtained a court interdict, stopping any further shutdowns. According to the order the NCC cannot unlawfully obstruct, interfere with, intimidate, or harass any business, or City official. Adams says they are only asking for fairness and that the rule of law is followed.