Clicks stores will close if protest situation becomes violent – CEO

Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) will be gathering at various Clicks stores on Monday morning to shut down the outlets following a racist advert on its website. Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) members gather at a Clicks store at Thabong mall in Sebokeng on 7 September 2020 to protest the use of a racist […]

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READ: Clicks CEO’s apology over offensive hair ad

Clicks Group CEO Vikesh Ramsunder has issued an apology after the company published a TRESemme hair product campaign which portrayed black natural hair as ‘dry, damaged, and frizzy’, while white natural hair was depicted as ‘normal’. A hair product advert by retailer Clicks. Clicks Group CEO Vikesh Ramsunder has issued an apology after the company […]

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Man (20) due in court for murder of 31-year-old Hawston woman

A suspect is expected in the dock for the murder of Juanita Willemse. CAPE TOWN – Some Hawston community members are expected to gather outside the Hermanus Magistrates Court on Monday morning following the killing of a woman. A suspect is expected in the dock for the murder of Juanita Willemse. The 31-year-old’s body was […]

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Police appeal for info after actress Thandeka Mdeliswa dies after being shot

Best known for her starring role as Khanya in the SABC1 drama series ‘Ikani’, Mdeliswa was shot at her family’s home in Evander in Mpumalanga last week. Thandeka Mdeliswa. Picture: SABC JOHANNESBURG – South Africans are still reeling from shock over the alleged murder of actress Thandeka Mdeliswa. She was best known for her starring […]

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Dunoon residents left frustrated by slow pace of de-densification project

At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, promises were made to residents about a new housing development. Months later, the sites are still covered in bushes and there’s no sign of construction vehicles. Dunoon and the Greater Kosovo, both informal settlements in Cape Town, have been identified for de-densification. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN CAPE TOWN – […]

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Stage 1 power cuts to start at 8am today; stage 2 during evening peak

The utility is warning that the frustrating and costly deliberate outages are likely to repeat the same pattern on Tuesday and on Wednesday. Picture: Pexels. JOHANNESBURG – Eskom will start implementing power cuts from 8am on Monday morning. The utility said that stage one load shedding would continue until 4pm and after that, it would […]

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‘We are deeply sorry’, says Clicks CEO after outcry over hair advert

Clicks is at the centre of a public outcry over the TRESemmé campaign, which referred to black natural hair as ‘dry, damaged, and frizzy’, while white natural hair was depicted as ‘normal’. JOHANNESBURG – Amid threats to shut down Clicks stores and promises to boycott the franchise over a racist advertisement campaign, Group CEO Vikesh […]

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Eldos residents accuse police of using intimidation to halt protest

Residents in the southern Joburg community are demanding justice after Nathaniel Julies was shot dead allegedly by SAPS officials. Residents of Eldorado Park, south of Joburg, on 30 August 2020 marched to the local police station following the murder of 16-year-old Nathaniel Julies. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN. JOHANNESBURG – Eldorado Park residents have accused police of […]

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CoCT welcomes proposed change to law outlining Ipid’s mandate

If passed, the change to the Ipid Act will allow the directorate to also monitor the conduct of municipal law enforcement. CAPE TOWN – The City of Cape Town has welcomed a proposed amendment to legislation outlining the mandate of police watchdog Ipid. If passed, the change to the Ipid Act will allow the directorate […]

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