A group of pro-Palestinian activists have accused Woolworths management of jeopardizing the returns and dividends of thousands of direct and indirect shareholders, by continuing to stock Israeli goods. In a letter written to Woolworths CEO Ian Moir, the South African Muslim Network (Samnet), the Jamiatul Ulama and other organisations called[…]
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[…]
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[…]
Anti-apartheid activist Denis Goldberg on Friday endorsed a campaign to boycott retailer Woolworths over its trade relations with Israel following the war in Gaza, which killed over 2000 Palestinians. “I want to see justice for the Palestinians and if that means a boycott against Woolworths, then good,” Goldberg said in[…]
Following the National Day of Action against Woolworths on Saturday, the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) held a picket outside the retailers head office in Long Market Street, Cape Town on Monday. While protest action only garnered the support of about 40 ANCYL members, the organisation’s Western Cape Convenor,[…]
Set to the tune of popular local artist Euphonic’s ‘Seng Khatele’, groups of pro-Palestinian activists reportedly shut down two separate Johannesburg Woolworths stores during flash mobs Saturday. Volunteers supportive of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement of South Africa staged the flash mobs as part of the National Day of[…]
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[…]
Peninsula Beverages (Penbev), the local bottlers of the popular Coca Cola brand, has come out to deny allegations that it shares political affiliations with the state of Israel. The move comes after many South Africans have resorted to boycotting the popular soft drink company, as a form of protest towards[…]
Vangate Mall in Athlone was the scene of an pro-Palestinian protest on Saturday. An anonymous eyewitness alerted VOC News to a protest at Woolworths in the shopping centre. The chain store has been the target of a consumer boycott, in support of the Palestinian cause. Hishaam Moosa* (name changed) said[…]
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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