Major Brand Boycott Targets with South African Alternatives

Brand	Country	South African Alternatives
Apple	US	Samsung (Korea), Xiaomi (China), Huawei (China), Oppo (China), Nokia (Finland), Hisense (local/China)
Microsoft	US	Linux systems, LibreOffice (open source), Ubuntu (South African origin)
Google	US	DuckDuckGo, ProtonMail, Firefox, Opera browser
Intel	US	AMD processors, ARM processors, MediaTek
HP	US	Canon (Japan), Epson (Japan), Brother (Japan), Kyocera (Japan)
Dell	US	Lenovo (China), ASUS (Taiwan), Acer (Taiwan), MSI (Taiwan), Mecer (local)
IBM	US	SAP (Germany), Oracle alternatives, local IT services
Motorola	US	Nokia (Finland), Sony (Japan), Blackview, Tecno, Infinix

Brand	Country	South African Alternatives
Coca-Cola	US	Appletiser (local), Sparletta (local), Twizza (local), Coo-ee (local), Mageu (local)
PepsiCo	US	Simba (local), Willards (local), Niknaks (local), Fritos (local production)
McDonald's	US	Nando's (local), Steers (local), Wimpy (local), RocoMamas (local), Spur (local)
Starbucks	US	Vida e Caffè (local), Mugg & Bean (local), Seattle Coffee Company (local), Bootlegger Coffee (local)
KFC/Pizza Hut/Taco Bell	US	Chicken Licken (local), Hungry Lion (local), Debonairs (local), Panarottis (local)
Burger King	US	Steers (local), RocoMamas (local), Burger Perfect (local)
Nestle	Swiss*	Clover (local), Parmalat (local), Rhodes (local), Lancewood (local)
Strauss Group	Israel	Clover (local), Fairview Cheese, Lancewood, Darling Romery
Sabra	US/Israel	Achla, Al Wadi, local hummus brands, Pick n Pay/Woolworths brands

Brand	Country	South African Alternatives
Walmart (Massmart)	US	Pick n Pay (local), Checkers/Shoprite (local), Spar (local), Woolworths (local), Food Lover's Market (local)
Amazon	US	Takealot (local), Makro (local), Bid or Buy (local), OneDayOnly (local), Superbalist (local)

Brand	Country	South African Alternatives
Procter & Gamble	US	Unilever brands, Henkel (Germany), Tiger Brands (local), Clicks house brands
Johnson & Johnson	US	Beiersdorf/Nivea (Germany), Himalaya, Dis-Chem house brands, Oh So Heavenly (local)
Colgate-Palmolive	US	Mentadent (Unilever), Aquafresh, Sensodyne, Clicks/Dis-Chem brands
Estée Lauder	US	L'Oréal (France), Shiseido (Japan), Revlon, Avon (local presence), Sorbet (local)
Kimberly-Clark	US	Twinsaver (local), Nampak (local), store brands from Clicks/Dis-Chem
3M	US	Bostik, Alcolin (local), Pratley (local), various by product category
Nike	US	Adidas (Germany), Puma (Germany), ASICS (Japan), New Balance, Hi-Tec (local presence)
Levi's	US	Soviet Denim (local), Relay Jeans (local), Edgars house brands, Jeep clothing
Victoria's Secret	US	Woolworths lingerie (local), Edgars brands, Truworths brands, Storm in a G Cup (local)

Brand	Country	South African Alternatives
Pfizer	US	Aspen (local), Adcock Ingram (local), Cipla (India/local), Ranbaxy
Merck	US	Aspen (local), Adcock Ingram (local), generic alternatives
Abbott	US	Roche (Swiss), Sanofi (France), local generics
Teva	Israel	Aspen (local), Cipla, Dr. Reddy's, other generic manufacturers

Brand	Country	South African Alternatives
Visa/Mastercard	US	Cash, SnapScan (local), Zapper (local), bank EFT, crypto
PayPal	US	PayFast (local), Ozow (local), SnapScan (local), Peach Payments (local)
American Express	US	Local bank cards (FNB, Standard Bank, Absa, Nedbank, Capitec)
JPMorgan Chase	US	Standard Bank, FNB, Absa, Nedbank, Capitec, African Bank
Bank of America	US	Local banks only
Citibank	US	Local banks, Investec, local investment firms
Goldman Sachs	US	Local investment firms, PSG, Sanlam, Old Mutual

Brand	Country	South African Alternatives
Disney	US	Showmax (local), SABC, e.tv, M-Net
Netflix	US	Showmax (local), DStv Stream, SABC+, Viu
Warner Bros	US	Local content producers, international alternatives
Paramount	US	Local studios, other international content
Meta (Facebook/Instagram)	US	WhatsApp alternatives: Telegram, Signal; LinkedIn, TikTok

Brand	Country	South African Alternatives
Ford	US	Toyota (Japan), VW (Germany), Hyundai (Korea), Mazda (Japan), Nissan (Japan), Isuzu (Japan)
General Motors	US	All non-US brands available in SA market
Tesla	US	BMW EVs, Mercedes EVs, Volvo EVs, BYD (China), locally available EVs
Caterpillar	US	Bell Equipment (local), Komatsu (Japan), Volvo Construction, JCB
Boeing	US	Airbus (Europe) for airlines

Brand	Country	South African Alternatives
Booking.com	US	SafariNow (local), LekkeSlaap (local), WhereToStay (local), direct hotel booking
Airbnb	US	LekkeSlaap (local), SafariNow (local), SA-Venues (local), local guesthouses
Uber	US	Bolt (Estonia), InDriver, local metered taxis, Uber alternatives
SodaStream	Israel	DrinkMate, Aarke, soda siphons, bottled sparkling water
Waze	Israel	HERE Maps, Maps.me, OpenStreetMap apps, TomTom
Fiverr	Israel	Upwork, Freelancer, local job sites, Gumtree services
Wix	Israel	WordPress, Squarespace, Webflow, local web developers

Store	House Brand Options
Pick n Pay	No Name Brand, PnP house brands
Checkers/Shoprite	Ritebrand, Housebrand, Simple Truth
Woolworths	Woolworths house brands (food, clothing, home)
Clicks	Clicks house brands (personal care, baby, health)
Dis-Chem	Dis-Chem house brands
Spar	Spar house brands
Makro	M Brand, ARO