Calls to boycott Dis-Chem are intensifying after major shareholder Mark Saltzman attacked journalist Redi Tlhabi over Gaza on social media. The confrontation has sparked wider debate around corporate neutrality, philanthropy, Zionism, public accountability and South Africa’s solidarity with Palestinians

Calls to boycott Dis-Chem are intensifying after major shareholder Mark Saltzman attacked journalist Redi Tlhabi over Gaza on social media. The confrontation has sparked wider…

Dis-Chem is under fire after a major shareholder's derogatory comments towards journalist Redi Tlhabi sparked public outrage and calls for a boycott.

The controversy erupted on X during a heated dispute over the conflict in Gaza and related philanthropy, which quickly degenerated into personal attacks.

The South African Human Rights Commission has launched an investigation into alleged racist and derogatory statements attributed to Dis-Chem shareholder Mark Saltzman.