EFF ups pressure on EC Spur to account after employee's death The party's Siya Rumbu said they had further demanded the restaurant manager – who allegedly forced the ill Funiwe Nkebe to work – be fired, but she's been placed on special leave pending the outcome of a disciplinary hearing. Picture: @LasVegasSpur/Facebook 9 days ago CAPE TOWN – The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the Eastern Cape on Thursday said it would ensure management of a Spur restaurant in East London stuck to its promises following the death of an employee. It's alleged a mother of two, Funiwe Nkebe, was forced to report for duty at the Las Vegas Spur at Hemingways Mall earlier this month, after informing her manager she was ill.