ShopRite Theft: When Caught Stealing Food Brings Mercy, Money, Others
*Firm Suspends Two An elderly woman filmed after allegedly being caught shoplifting at Shoprite has received an outpouring of support after the video sparked concern among South Africans. In the footage, a female security guard is seen searching the woman and removing items including a small bag of rice, chicken pieces, beef stew, green pepper and body lotion. In some climes, the woman would first be beaten black and blue before police comes to the rescue. But in South Africa, the incident quickly became a wider conversation about poverty, dignity and the struggles faced by elderly people as citizens of…
