Dis-Chem uproar: Support pharmacies where you and your money are welcome
18 October 2022
The civil rights organisation AfriForum strongly condemns the racist personnel policy of Dis-Chem and encourages its more than 308 000 members and supporters to support community pharmacies instead. AfriForum has an online platform, AfriForum Sakenetwerk, where local businesses can easily be found and listed. Now you can effortlessly locate your local community pharmacy.
“Dis-Chem is not the only pharmacy in South Africa. AfriForum urges its members and supporters to support their local community pharmacy and let their money do the talking!” says Ernst van Zyl, Campaign Officer for Strategy and Content at AfriForum.
This comes after an internal memo was issued by Dis-chem’s CEO, Ivan Saltzman, in which a moratorium is placed on the appointment or promotion of white people in Dis-Chem.
“Dis-Chem’s racial discrimination is shocking and unacceptable. AfriForum supports Solidarity’s legal action against Dis-Chem, which will challenge the refusal on the appointment and promotion of white people in court. There must be an all-encompassing debate regarding racially discriminatory legislation and policies in South Africa. It is high time that these policies are condemned and finally abolished,” concludes Van Zyl.
The public can find their local community pharmacy on www.afriforumsakenetwerk.co.za
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Issued by Ernst van Zyl, Campaign Officer: Strategy and Content, AfriForum, 18 October 2022
