H&M Store in Sandton Reopens After Protests in South Africa

Supporters of the Economic Freedom Fighters party stormed several H&M department stores. The clothing retailer was slammed on social media after it posted an image in their children's catalogue featuring a black child modelling a hoodie with the slogan "coolest monkey in the jungle".

EFF supporters protest outside an H&M store in Sandton. The clothing outlet was slammed on social media after it posted an image from their children's catalogue featuring a black child modelling a hoodie with the slogan "coolest monkey in the jungle".

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