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Dis-Chem apologises for ‘wording and tone’ of controversial moratorium letter

LOCAL The Dis-Chem board has apologised for the “wording and tone” of an internal memorandum that has been widely circulated online. The retail pharmacy chain this week made headlines after a letter reportedly sent by the company’s CEO Ivan Saltzman told management it was placing a moratorium on the appointment of white staff. In the letter, Saltzman told managers after a review of the company’s employment equity profile and BBEEE […]

today18 October 2022

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Dis-Chem’s moratorium on hiring white people is racial discrimination: AfriForum

Lobby group AfriForum says there needs to be further dialogue with pharmaceutical retailer Dis-Chem on recruitment and racial discrimination due to its moratorium on hiring white people. It comes after a leaked document revealed that Dis-Chem’s CEO Ivan Saltzman called on managers to improve the company’s employment equity profile and effect transformation. Campaigns officer for strategy at AfriForum Ernst van Zyl says, “People can use any type of framing or […]

today17 October 2022

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Solidarity ready to take on Dis-Chem regarding ‘discriminatory’ employment policy

LOCAL Trade union Solidarity says it is keeping a close eye on Dis-Chem after the company allegedly retracted a controversial letter sent to senior management, alerting it about a moratorium on the appointment of whites. Solidarity CEO Dirk Hermann shared on Twitter a letter reportedly sent by Dis-Chem CEO Ivan Saltzman. It is dated September 19 and was addressed to all senior management. In the letter, Saltzman told managers that […]

today16 October 2022

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Dis-Chem warns customers of data breech

LOCAL Pharmacy retail and healthcare group Dis-Chem has alerted its customers that one of its service providers has suffered a data compromise. The hackers were able to gain access to the names, email addresses and cellphone numbers of over 3.68 million affected customers. Dis-Chem says there is a possibility personal information may be used by unauthorized parties to commit further criminal activities. The retailer says it is still investigating the […]

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