BDS

Woolworths boycott important: Jewish activist

In the latest twist in the BDS boycott campaign against Woolworths, the pro-Palestinian lobby announced it had bought shares in the popular retailer in order to attend the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) on the 26th November. The declaration came at a press conference held on Tuesday, attended by BDS[…]

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Shareholders back Woolies boycott

Various Woolworths shareholders indicated on Tuesday they supported the boycott against the retailer. “The group of businessmen that hold shares in Woolworths have made it clear that they are concerned regarding the increasingly irresponsible manner in which the management of Woolworths is handling the boycott Woolworths campaign,” shareholder representative Nadia[…]

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BDS survey to measure boycott effectiveness

After three months of spearheading a national campaign to boycott Woolworths retail stores, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement of South Africa has released a survey to test the effect their drive has had on ordinary South Africans. The 21 part, 4 minute long, questionnaire explains to the survey taker[…]

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Woolies court action “desperation”: BDS

With the news that Woolworths has launched court proceedings against BDS South Africa over its boycott campaign against the local retailer, both BDS and the National Coalition for Palestine (NC4P) have insisted that all its protests have been carried out in a non-violent manner. This comes after court papers issued[…]

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Taking BDS to court “risky”: analyst

The decision by mass retailer Woolworths to serve court papers to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement of South Africa (BDS SA) to end their boycott of the company may be a risky move, according to branding and advertising expert Andy Rice. On Thursday, BDS SA were served court papers[…]

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Woolies serves BDS with court papers

An urgent court interdict was served on the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement in South Africa by Woolworths on Thursday. BDS South Africa said the deputy-sheriff of the South Gauteng high court delivered the court papers at 3pm. The interdict seeks to stop the Palestine solidarity group’s Boycott Woolworths[…]

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COSAS suspend pig head tactics

The Congress of South African Students (COSAS) Provincial Executive Committee along with the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement in South Africa (BDS SA) with the ANC Youth League, held a press briefing in Cape Town on Thursday, to discuss the recent pig head campaign targeted at Woolworths. During the press[…]

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COSAS apologises for pig’s head

The Congress of South African Students (COSAS) has apologized for an incident that took place on Saturday, in which a pig’s head was placed in the halal food section of a Woolworth’s store in Sea Point. The act, seen as a form of protest for the retailers continued stocking of[…]

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“Die in” at Woolies stops trading

While 60 pro-Palestinian activists were arrested and detained in Johannesburg on Saturday, another 13 demonstrators were locked in at Woolworths in Blue Route Mall in Tokai for similar protest action. The group were participating in the National Day of Action against Woolworths, which forms part of a national boycott against the[…]

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