Clicks bows to EFF’s demands after racist advert | Citypress

As a way to apologise for the TRESemmé advert, Clicks has committed to donating at least 50 000 sanitary pads and 50 000 hand sanitisers, and will create a scholarship for five black students to pursue qualifications in the pharmaceutical industry.

The party said that the five students who would benefit from the scholarship had to be young black African women who were orphaned because of HIV/Aids. We have agreed to hold further discussions on transformation within Clicks relating to procurement, empowerment, employment equity, localisation and diversification of supplier base“The EFF and Clicks have put the matter in question to rest. We have agreed to hold further discussions on transformation within Clicks relating to procurement, empowerment, employment equity, localisation and diversification of supplier base.

It also agreed to withdraw all TRESemmé products from all retail stores in South Africa for a period of 10 days to show its remorse for the offensive and racist advert.

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