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The exterior of the iDexis building, the Pretoria-based pharmacy group whose compounded weight-loss medicines are being recalled by South African health regulators. Image credit: Reuters/Alet Pretorius

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9 Jul 2026

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9 Jul 2026

On The Dot expands specialised logistics capability for publishers, retailers and e-commerce partners

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6 Jul 2026

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6 Jul 2026

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2 Jul 2026

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1 Jul 2026

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1 Jul 2026

Effortless washing, everyday: Meet KIC’s 8kg front loader

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1 Jul 2026

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26 Jun 2026

FMD has changed South Africa’s red meat industry – what comes next

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24 Jun 2026

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After Novo Nordisk legal action, Pretoria pharmacy’s Ozempic copies recalled

Nqobile Dludla 13 Jul 2026

Warning over spaza shop by-law compliance

Warning over spaza shop by-law compliance

7 Jul 2026

Sardine quota raised to ease processing shortages

Sardine quota raised to ease processing shortages

1 Jul 2026

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SA introduces new FMD framework to protect trade and livestock

29 Jun 2026

The ARB has instructed Unilever to amend the claim appearing on the front of its Sunlight Platinum packaging stating “100% plant-based active” (Image source @ Mzansi Pulse

Sunlight Platinum to amend ambiguous greenwashing packaging

24 Jun 2026

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Weight-loss drug crackdown will have ripple effect on SA’s longevity market

24 Jun 2026

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Brands playing with fire: The 'logik' behind the SCA's decision on passing-off

Ryan Tucker 19 Jun 2026

Want to decode food labels? Chilled launches free scanner to help shoppers

Want to decode food labels? Chilled launches free scanner to help shoppers

8 Jun 2026

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Therapy or nutrition? Navigating patent protection of functional foods

Thandanani Cwele 5 May 2026

Illicit alcohol is growing fast, showing the cracks in market regulation

Illicit alcohol is growing fast, showing the cracks in market regulation

Dr Shamal Ramasar 16 Apr 2026

BM Foods face R1m fine after Listeria detected in Deli Hummus range

BM Foods face R1m fine after Listeria detected in Deli Hummus range

15 Apr 2026

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Trade dress dispute hots up as Tabasco takes Stoli to court over vodka bottle design

Nishaat Slamdien 14 Apr 2026

Beer bottles pass through a conveyor belt along a production line at the East African Breweries' microbrewery as the company released its half-year results in Ruaraka, Nairobi, Kenya, 26 January 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi

Kenya court dismisses bid to stop Diageo's $2.3bn sale of East African Breweries

Duncan Miriri 9 Apr 2026

Drink Federation of SA sounds alarm on illicit alcohol trade this Easter

2 Apr 2026

SAPS seize counterfeit goods worth over R160m

30 Mar 2026

More must be done to tackle illicit tobacco trade in SA

27 Mar 2026

SAHPRA recalls Citro-Soda over contamination fears at Adcock Ingram's Johannesburg plant

24 Mar 2026

Protesters demand action against illicit trade at Buy Local Summit & Expo

18 Mar 2026

Clicks recalls kiddies snack after non-pathogenic Listeria detection

16 Mar 2026

Why South African brands must put real sustainability above greenwashing

Dr. Stephan Helary 16 Mar 2026

Nutricia recalls baby formula from Clicks and Dis-Chem shelves

11 Mar 2026

When the numbers don't add up: Educational risks of counterfeit calculators

Jason Govender and Jarred West 5 Mar 2026

Experts dispel fears over hormone disruptors in South African pads and pantyliners

4 Mar 2026

Clothing company implicated in sweatshop scandal cries foul

Tania Broughton 2 Mar 2026

Always, Kotex, Lil-Lets and 6 others under investigation following UFS study

27 Feb 2026

Are FMD regulatory errors costing SA's milk market?

23 Feb 2026

Plain packaging vs branding rights: A legal battle over cigarette pack regulations

Sajidha Gamieldien, Nicole Haworth, and Aimee Du Plessis 19 Feb 2026

Hormone-disrupting chemicals found in popular South African sanitary pads and pantyliners

17 Feb 2026

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