South African police Saturday intervened to clear protesters trashing outlets of Swedish clothing giant Hennes and Mauritz in Johannesburg over a controversial advertisement of a black child. Video footage showed activists trashing displays, kicking over and pulling down clothes rails as well as pushing over mannequins. “Several incidents of protests at H&M stores around the province have been reported,” South African police (SAPS) said in a tweet. #SAPS members had to intervene and dispersed the group of protesters by firing rubber bullets.”Floyd Shivambu from EFF said: ‘That @hm nonsense of a clothing store is now facing consequences for its racism. And in October last year, personal care brand Dove apologised after it was accused of racism for airing a commercial showing a black woman turning into a white woman after removing her top.

Source: Punch January 13, 2018 15:56 UTC