In a last-ditch attempt to stop pro-Palestine activists from pressing with protest action, organizers of the upcoming Pharrell Williams Woolworths concerts have launched an urgent application at the Cape High Court trying to prevent #BoycottWoolworths protests against the US musician and his collaboration with Woolworths. According to the Boycott Divestment and[…]
The chief executive of SodaStream has accused his company’s critics of antisemitism and hurting the interests of the Palestinian workers they claim to protect as it shuts down its factory in the West Bank and moves to Israel’s Negev Desert. SodaStream, which sells home fizzy drink machines, has been targeted[…]
Local retailer Woolworths has sent a legal letter to BDS South Africa threatening to take the organization to court if it continues to protest at its stores. Pickets during the National Day of Action on Saturday turned tense when Woolworths allegedly called police to several branches in a bid to[…]
Exactly one year on from the launch of a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Woolworths and the retailer continues to earn little respite from pro-Palestinians sympathisers over its stocking of Israeli-imported food products. On Saturday protesters headed the call of BDS SA for a National Day of Action,[…]
Virgin Active South Africa have apologised to Muhammad Desai for his forced removal from its Houghton branch on Wednesday evening. In a statement issued today, the gym chain said it has thoroughly “investigated the decisions” it took which led to Desai being kicked out of the gym. Following pressure from[…]
The Media Review Network (MRN) has come out strongly against the conduct of Virgin Active’s Houghton branch, after well-known Palestinian activist, Mohammed Desai was ejected from the gym for donning a t-shirt deemed ‘politically inflammatory’. Desai, the national co-ordinator for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions South Africa (BDS SA) was forcibly[…]
Public outrage is growing on social media in support of Muhammed Desai, who was booted out of Virgin Active in Houghton on Wednesday evening for wearing a t-shirt in support of Palestine. The activist from the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement in South Africa (BDS SA) said he was asked[…]
While uncertainty remains as to whether the City of Cape Town will grant a permit for a protest at the Pharrells Williams concert in Cape Town, the Media Review Network (MRN) has come to the defence of pro-Palestine supporters. In a statement on Thursday, the media advocacy group said attempt[…]
The Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement in South Africa (BDS SA) say they will increase the pressure on US musician Pharrell Williams to end his controversial campaign with Woolworths. This week, BDS South Africa’s spokesperson Kwara Kekana sent a five page letter to Williams urging him to cut ties with[…]
The Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement in South Africa (BDS SA) has refuted allegations it walked out a meeting with the City of Cape Town, after the two parties met on Thursday over the organisations plans to stage a protest outside a Pharrell Williams concert in September. BDS are optimistically[…]
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