Clicks has agreed to donate over 50 000 sanitary towels to rural girls, and award five scholarships to black female students to pursue pharmaceutical qualifications in 2021.
This comes after a ‘robust’ and ‘constructive’ meeting with members of the EFF on Thursday.
Clicks, South Africa’s leading pharmacy, health and beauty retailer, agreed with EFF leaders that the company’s hair advertisement posted on its social media was offensive and racist.
In a joint statement, Clicks expressed its remorse to all South Africans, black women in particular, for the racist Tresemmé advert it published on its websites.
The EFF said it had made it clear during the meeting that an apology alone was not enough.
“The EFF made it clear that the days of apologies and sorry are over — and that there must be consequences for racism. In light of the above, the EFF and Clicks have put the matter in question
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