Woolies denies claim of discriminating against poor whites

Woolworths has emphatically denied a claim on social media that when it donates end-of-life food to charities, the recipients are barred from distributing it to poor whites.

- Marizka Coetzer

The claim was made on X by Saxon African, known for its right-wing posts.

It alleged that "if you do charity with large companies like Woolworths, distributing end-of-life food to the homeless you have to sign a contract ensuring that it's not given to white homeless people because of their BEE (black economic empowerment) regulations".

Woolworths SA said it appeared the account was "spreading misinformation with malicious intent".

It added: "They have blocked us from responding to the tweet, but we can categorically state that the info is fake news. All of the info in the tweet is untrue."

Saxon African claimed the conditions that Forward SA applied to end-of-life food distribution, restricted distribution to NPOs (non-profit organisations).