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Pig head placed at Woolies store

Pro-Palestine lobby group Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) South Africa have condemned an incident in which a pig head was placed at a Woolworths store in Cape Town. Pro Palestinian activists nationally have been engaging in a boycott campaign against the company since the military assault on Gaza in July.[…]

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Woolies National Day of Action this Saturday

Acitvists from the Palestine solidarity organization, Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel in South Africa (BDS South Africa) are keeping the pressure on Woolworths with another National Day of Action this Saturday. The lobby groups has earmarked the ‘payday weekend’ of every month for its national pickets, when stores countrywide[…]

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Pro-Palestine activists call to expel IMA

Trade union Cosatu, along with some of its health sector affiliates, have heaped pressured on the World Medical Association (WMA), urging it to expel its Israeli based counterpart, the Israeli Medical Association (IMA). Cosatu held a protest outside the WMA’s Annual General Assembly held in Durban on Friday morning. They[…]

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Activists vow to continue Woolies pickets

Demonstrators on the front line at the Woolworths pickets have added their voice to allegations of violent behaviour some stories, instead claiming the company is guilty of intimidation. Woolworths has expressed concern about the safety of its customers and employees, accusing activists Boycott, Divest and Sanctions in SA (BDS) of[…]

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Woolies “desperate” to derail boycott: BDS

The Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) South Africa has labeled claims of abuse towards staff members and customers of Woolworths as “absolutely ludicrous”, instead blaming the retail company for allegedly using a heavy-handed approach to protesters. On Monday, Woolworths South Africa issued a press release expressing concern over the safety[…]

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BDS welcomes SAJBD stance

The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has reportedly had a change of heart in its stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict, following statements by its president on the ENCA channel. SAJBD head, Zev Krengel, is reported to have said that the body’s views were “in line with those of[…]

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BDS calls for 2nd national day of Woolies boycott

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement (BDS) are planning a second national day of protest against retail outlet Woolworths, in protest of the company’s refusal to remove Israeli products from its shelves. They are hoping to mobilize the public towards attending any of the more than 40 protest actions being[…]

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Woolies boycott will continue, despite bombing

While some on social media have speculated that the Woolworths store in Kromboom Road in Crawford may have been the target for Thursday night’s bomb blast, Kwara Kekana of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) of South Africa says her organisation, although calling for a boycott of Woolworths, would[…]

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Palestine billboard case being heard in court

Pro-Palestinian activists are picketing outside the Johannesburg South Gauteng High Court on Monday in support of the right of freedom of expression. The protest is in support of Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) South Africa and the Palestine Solidarity Alliance (PSA) who are in court against the billboard advertising company,[…]

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Woolies boycott picking up steam

It seems as if the momentum in the national boycott targeting Woolworths is growing as more consumers latch on to the campaign. The boycott was announced last week in light of an intensified consumer campaign against certain companies stocking Israeli products in response to the Zionist government’s recent military assault[…]

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