Tekkie Town cries ‘sabotage’ in bitter toe-to-toe with Pepkor

08 July 2020 - 08:00
By NICK WILSON
Tekkie Town founder Braam van Huyssteen is seeking R4.7m in damages from Steinhoff-controlled Pepkor and its top executives. File picture.
Image: WALDO SWIEGERS/SUNDAY TIMES Tekkie Town founder Braam van Huyssteen is seeking R4.7m in damages from Steinhoff-controlled Pepkor and its top executives. File picture.

Tekkie Town founder Braam van Huyssteen is seeking R4.7m from Steinhoff-controlled Pepkor and its top execs, accusing it of “malicious damage” and “sabotage”.

The claim, which Pepkor denies, involves a "stripped" distribution centre, following an acrimonious split in 2018.