Divestment And Sanctions Movement
latest news & developments
Pharrell Williams: In tune but not with protesters
Singing hits from his over two-decade-long career, US star Pharrell Williams’s shows in Jo’burg and the Cape wowed crowds and caused controversy.
Israel turns up heat on activist group
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement is ‘anti-Semitic’ and a ‘first-rate strategic threat’.
The struggle for liberation and land needs you
Palestinians must liberate themselves but, against a powerful enemy, they need any help they can get.
Government’s investor a major shareholder in Woolworths
A source in the Public Investment Corporation, a shareholder in Woolworths, says the company invests money from the Government Employees Pension Fund.
Woolworths response to boycott ‘irresponsible’
A group of businesspeople who hold shares in Woolworths have voiced their concerns about how the retailer has dealt with the boycott of its products.
Russia responds to Ukraine sanctions, bans Western foods
The decision to ban most food imports from the West shows that President Vladimir Putin has no intention of bowing to Western pressure over Ukraine.
US academic association backs boycott of Israeli educational bodies
The American Studies Association says its move to boycott Israeli schools is "in solidarity with scholars and students deprived of academic freedom".