Woolies slams ‘fake news’ claim that BEE rules ban food donations to white homeless

Fake

Cape Town – Woolworths has denied a claim circulating on social media that charities receiving end-of-life food donations from the company are required to sign a contract ensuring the food is not given to white homeless people, due to Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) regulations.

The claim was made by Saxon African, a right-wing account, which alleged that BEE rules restrict the distribution of food to white homeless people.

“In South Africa. If you do charity with large companies like Woolworth, 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 regulations,” it wrote on X.

Woolworths responded, stating the claim was false and labelled it as “fake news”. They also noted that the account had blocked them from replying.

“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,” it said.

“We want to be very clear: Woolworths will never deny food donations to a person in need based on their race. Our surplus food is distributed through Food Forward SA (FFSA) to those who need it most. While FFSA has operational requirements that beneficiary organisations must meet.”

Article written by