By: Se-Anne Rall - IOL

Retail giant, Woolworths, has had to once again debunk claims that it only donates its food surplus to certain non-government organisations.

In April, IOL reported that Woolworths rubbished claims made on social media about its donations.

At the time, an X account going by @Saxon_African claimed that "In South Africa, if you do charity with large companies like Woolworths, distributing end of life food to the homeless, you have to sign a contract ensuring that it's not given to white homeless people because of their BEE regulations..."

In turn, Woolworths accused the account of spreading misinformation.

"This account appears to be spreading misinformation with malicious intent. They have blocked us from responding to the tweet, but we can categorically state that the below is fake news," it said.

This week, the allegations surfaced on social media again.

Again, Woolworth responded to the claims.

In IOL's April article, Woolworths said, "We want to be very clear: Woolworths will never deny food donations to a person in need based on their race.

"Our surplus food is distributed through Food Forward SA (FFSA) to those who need it most. While FFSA has operational requirements that beneficiary organisations must meet."

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