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September 2, 2008

Union challenges Vodacom about shares

Trade union Solidarity on Tuesday challenged cellphone giant Vodacom to refuse applications from poor white South Africans wanting to buy shares meant for the black public.

"It is easy to take political decisions, but it is simply not right to say to poor whites living in leaking shacks with children.... that they may not buy the Yebo Yethu discounted shares, on the grounds of race," said union spokesperson Dirk Hermann.

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Posted by StaffWriter at September 2, 2008 7:16 AM