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Advertisers should boycott SABC : R2K

Lobby group Right2Know has called for advertisers to boycott the public broadcaster until its “crisis” has been dealt with. The crisis at the SABC was unprecedented, R2K said in a statement on Monday. “The SABC is expected to post a loss of R500 million this year. Rampant financial mismanagement is[…]

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BDS marks 11 years

As the conflict between Palestine and Israel continues, it seem resistance is growing through targeted boycott campaigns spearheaded by movements such as Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS). Globally, BDS has been very vocal about their support for the Palestinian people through various initiatives. One specifically aims to mobilise the public[…]

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Call to boycott DA over Maiden’s Cove plan

The City of Cape Town’s approach to building and development in the city could affect the DA’s performance at the polls next month. An online petition against the DA and mayor Patricia de Lille is calling on residents to boycott the party at the ballot box, if the city council[…]

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Zamli dates under investigation

A brand of dates is now under investigation after reports that the supplier has relations with Israeli companies. The Palestine solidarity and human rights organisation BDS South Africa together with the Palestine Solidarity Alliance, Polokwane BD, Rustenburg PSF and Wits PSC were alerted by members of the public to the[…]

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BDS urges Die Antwoord to call off Israeli gig

The human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation BDS South Africa has written a 1000-word letter to South African rap-rave band Die Antwoord urging them to respect the international boycott against Israel. Die Antwoord, whose trio of eccentric band members Ninja, Yolandi Visser (Vi$$er) and DJ Hi-Tek have become a global[…]

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UK plans to ban boycott ’empowers’ Israeli occupation: PLO

PLO officials on Wednesday slammed British proposals to forbid a boycott of Israeli settlement goods by publicly-funded British institutions, saying they “would empower the Israeli occupation by sending a message of impunity.” PLO Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi and Secretary-General Saeb Erekat said in a joint statement that the proposed[…]

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After 2015 successes, BDS has big plans for the new year

2015 will be remembered as the year that Palestinian popular resistance spread across historic Palestine and saw tens of thousands of Palestinians take to the streets to resist and confront Israel’s regime of occupation, settler-colonialism and apartheid. Ten years since the launch of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS), 2015 also[…]

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ANCYL threatens boycott against Standard Bank

The ANC Youth League said on Thursday that it would call for a national boycott of Standard Bank if the company did not fire economist Chris Hart. “Within its corporate corridors racism and apartheid is still alive,” ANCYL Gauteng chairperson Matome Chiloane said during a march to the bank’s headquarters[…]

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