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The retail chain said 425 of its stores have been targeted, with many prominent South Africans also taking to social media to comment on the advert. Local media also reported that a group of people threw a petrol bomb into one of its stores in Emalahleni, a local municipality in the southern African country. … [Read more...] about Protests erupt in South Africa over controversial TRESemme ad featuring Black hair

The director involved in the campaign has since left the company and the country, Unilever said in a joint statement with the EFF on Thursday. The British-Dutch company promised an internal investigation and said it would take necessary disciplinary action if needed. … [Read more...] about South Africa retailers remove TRESemmé products from shelves over ‘racist’ ad

Bizos defended Mandela and others in the so-called Rivonia Trial of the 1960s, named for the location where the defendants had been arrested, which saw Mandela and companions sentenced to long prison terms for their roles in fighting the racist apartheid system.  … [Read more...] about South Africa Mourns Death of Anti-Apartheid Icon, Lawyer George Bizos

In another incident showcasing people of Gujarati origin becoming soft targets on streets of South Africa, businessmen hailing from Jambusar taluka of Bharuch district were targeted by gun-toting hoodlums in a South African town. They were dragged out of their car, thrown on the ground and looted before the attackers drove away in their vehicle. According to information available, Siraj Mohammad and two others from the Kavi village of Bharuch were thrown to the ground and forced to lie face down on the ground while their tormentors went through their pockets, looted everything they had and then fled in the vehicle they were travelling in. This video has been viral for the past three to four days. But not much is known about the family members or the local connection of these people in the Bharuch district … [Read more...] about Gujarati-origin bizmen looted in South Africa

South Africa imposed one of the strictest lockdowns in the world in April and May in response to the coronavirus outbreak, which has now claimed more than 15,000 lives and infected 639,362 people in the country. … [Read more...] about Virus lockdown plunges South Africa deeper into recession