So Woolworths found itself in stormy social waters again this past week over a claim by blogger Justin Harrison that the company had allegedly posted ads that "were only open to African, Colored and Indian candidates, clearly excluding whites." [sic] Now excuse me for not getting my knickers in a twist and boycotting Woolies, but how is this different to any of the hundreds of companies, every day, that post ads for BEE candidates? Last time I checked, this had more to do with government's Labour Law and BEE ratings than where you buy your milk. If you have such a problem with it, why pull up one company over it? Hey, why not trawl the jobs pages and boycott every company requiring BEE candidates? I know, why not just move to Canada? PS: 2oceansvibe conducted an investigation into Justin Harrison's social networking activities last week, the findings of which raised the question "Is Woolworths Whistleblower SA's Biggest Online Fake?" You decide for yourself.

Shan Radcliffe, Group Head - Retail
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