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6 key imperatives for consumer companies to shrink their consumer trust deficit

#YouthMonth: Nokuthula Khumalo, driving innovation in health education at Elastoplast

By Katja Hamilton 24 Jun 2024

SANBS now a digital blood donation system to attract youth and improve experience

SANBS now a digital blood donation system to attract youth and improve experience

25 Mar 2024

Social compact needed to restore SA's restaurant, fast food industries

Social compact needed to restore SA's restaurant, fast food industries

Craig Schwabe 3 Sep 2020

Covid-19 has hit SMEs in SA's food sector hard. What can be done to help them

Covid-19 has hit SMEs in SA's food sector hard. What can be done to help them

Andrew Bowman and Reena das Nair 1 Sep 2020

Letlhogonolo Thobejane

#WomensMonth: KFC's Nolo Thobejane on achieving QSR success in Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Aug 2020

SA liquor industry partners with Community Policing Forums

SA liquor industry partners with Community Policing Forums

27 Aug 2020

AhmadArdity via

Food is one aspect, but safe food is crucial

26 Aug 2020

#WomensMonth: V&A Waterfront's Tinyiko Mageza sees opportunity everywhere

#WomensMonth: V&A Waterfront's Tinyiko Mageza sees opportunity everywhere

Lauren Hartzenberg 25 Aug 2020

Alcohol industry to invest R150m in alcohol harm-reduction programmes

Alcohol industry to invest R150m in alcohol harm-reduction programmes

21 Aug 2020

Covid-driven shift in consumer values and spending behaviour

20 Aug 2020

Anna Shvets via Pexels

Navigating the new hygiene standards in retail

Michael Smollan 19 Aug 2020

What retailers can learn from social media feedback during Covid-19

What retailers can learn from social media feedback during Covid-19

Nic Ray 18 Aug 2020

Industry welcomes lifting of alcohol ban, will avail resources to fight Covid-19

Industry welcomes lifting of alcohol ban, will avail resources to fight Covid-19

17 Aug 2020

Local creatives design masks in collaboration with African Smiles

Local creatives design masks in collaboration with African Smiles

12 Aug 2020

Crocs launches virtual shopping service in SA

Crocs launches virtual shopping service in SA

6 Aug 2020

Andrew Stein on how Game is rediscovering its retail mojo

Andrew Stein on how Game is rediscovering its retail mojo

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Jul 2020

How South African food companies go about shaping public health policy in their favour

How South African food companies go about shaping public health policy in their favour

Gary Sacks, Eric Crosbie and Melissa Mialon 30 Jul 2020

SA alcohol ban inconsistent with global Covid-19 response - industry

SA alcohol ban inconsistent with global Covid-19 response - industry

29 Jul 2020

Food or foe - the real cost of counterfeit consumables

Vashti Nagel 28 Jul 2020

Virtual shopping with Under Armour

Virtual shopping with Under Armour

Lauren Hartzenberg 27 Jul 2020

Tavern Relief Programme aims to raise R100m support package

Tavern Relief Programme aims to raise R100m support package

27 Jul 2020

Local intimate apparel retailer adapts business during lockdown

Local intimate apparel retailer adapts business during lockdown

27 Jul 2020

Coronavirus has turned retail therapy into retail anxiety - keeping customers calm will be key to carrying on

Coronavirus has turned retail therapy into retail anxiety - keeping customers calm will be key to carrying on

Jessica Vredenburg and Megan Phillips 24 Jul 2020

How Asia's clothing factories switched to making PPE - but sweatshop problems live on

How Asia's clothing factories switched to making PPE - but sweatshop problems live on

Alessandra Mezzadri and Kanchana N Ruwanpura 23 Jul 2020

Liquor traders, restaurants plead with govt to lift alcohol ban

Liquor traders, restaurants plead with govt to lift alcohol ban

22 Jul 2020

Cigarette prices surge 250% as tobacco market destabilises - study

Cigarette prices surge 250% as tobacco market destabilises - study

22 Jul 2020

Heineken SA extends Covid-19 care to its employees' families

Heineken SA extends Covid-19 care to its employees' families

Heineken South Africa 22 Jul 2020

Antibacterial activewear? The claim is just as absurd as it sounds

Antibacterial activewear? The claim is just as absurd as it sounds

Catherine Burke 20 Jul 2020

Sappi Valida brings natural cellulose advantages to responsible, eco-friendly hand sanitiser formulation

Sappi Valida brings natural cellulose advantages to responsible, eco-friendly hand sanitiser formulation

Sappi 16 Jul 2020

Photo by Polina Tankilevitch from

Dis-Chem fined R1.2m for price inflation

7 Jul 2020

Many companies are exploiting ignorance and fear and selling Covid-19 cleaning solutions that are unnecessary and expensive. Regular cleaning with household products is sufficient. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Covid-19: Companies sell unnecessary "deep cleans" with exaggerated claims

Natasha Bolognesi 7 Jul 2020

CoCT to equip 10,000 informal traders with Covid-19 toolkits

CoCT to equip 10,000 informal traders with Covid-19 toolkits

7 Jul 2020

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Covid-19 has hit SMEs in SA's food sector hard. What can be done to help them

Covid-19 has hit SMEs in SA's food sector hard. What can be done to help them

Andrew Bowman and Reena das Nair 1 Sep 2020

Letlhogonolo Thobejane

#WomensMonth: KFC's Nolo Thobejane on achieving QSR success in Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Aug 2020

SA liquor industry partners with Community Policing Forums

SA liquor industry partners with Community Policing Forums

27 Aug 2020

AhmadArdity via

Food is one aspect, but safe food is crucial

26 Aug 2020

#WomensMonth: V&A Waterfront's Tinyiko Mageza sees opportunity everywhere

#WomensMonth: V&A Waterfront's Tinyiko Mageza sees opportunity everywhere

Lauren Hartzenberg 25 Aug 2020

Alcohol industry to invest R150m in alcohol harm-reduction programmes

Alcohol industry to invest R150m in alcohol harm-reduction programmes

21 Aug 2020

Covid-driven shift in consumer values and spending behaviour

20 Aug 2020

Anna Shvets via Pexels

Navigating the new hygiene standards in retail

Michael Smollan 19 Aug 2020

What retailers can learn from social media feedback during Covid-19

What retailers can learn from social media feedback during Covid-19

Nic Ray 18 Aug 2020

Industry welcomes lifting of alcohol ban, will avail resources to fight Covid-19

Industry welcomes lifting of alcohol ban, will avail resources to fight Covid-19

17 Aug 2020

Local creatives design masks in collaboration with African Smiles

Local creatives design masks in collaboration with African Smiles

12 Aug 2020

Crocs launches virtual shopping service in SA

Crocs launches virtual shopping service in SA

6 Aug 2020

Andrew Stein on how Game is rediscovering its retail mojo

Andrew Stein on how Game is rediscovering its retail mojo

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Jul 2020

How South African food companies go about shaping public health policy in their favour

How South African food companies go about shaping public health policy in their favour

Gary Sacks, Eric Crosbie and Melissa Mialon 30 Jul 2020

SA alcohol ban inconsistent with global Covid-19 response - industry

SA alcohol ban inconsistent with global Covid-19 response - industry

29 Jul 2020

Food or foe - the real cost of counterfeit consumables

Vashti Nagel 28 Jul 2020

Virtual shopping with Under Armour

Virtual shopping with Under Armour

Lauren Hartzenberg 27 Jul 2020

Tavern Relief Programme aims to raise R100m support package

Tavern Relief Programme aims to raise R100m support package

27 Jul 2020

Local intimate apparel retailer adapts business during lockdown

Local intimate apparel retailer adapts business during lockdown

27 Jul 2020

Coronavirus has turned retail therapy into retail anxiety - keeping customers calm will be key to carrying on

Coronavirus has turned retail therapy into retail anxiety - keeping customers calm will be key to carrying on

Jessica Vredenburg and Megan Phillips 24 Jul 2020

How Asia's clothing factories switched to making PPE - but sweatshop problems live on

How Asia's clothing factories switched to making PPE - but sweatshop problems live on

Alessandra Mezzadri and Kanchana N Ruwanpura 23 Jul 2020

Liquor traders, restaurants plead with govt to lift alcohol ban

Liquor traders, restaurants plead with govt to lift alcohol ban

22 Jul 2020

Cigarette prices surge 250% as tobacco market destabilises - study

Cigarette prices surge 250% as tobacco market destabilises - study

22 Jul 2020

Heineken SA extends Covid-19 care to its employees' families

Heineken SA extends Covid-19 care to its employees' families

Heineken South Africa 22 Jul 2020

Antibacterial activewear? The claim is just as absurd as it sounds

Antibacterial activewear? The claim is just as absurd as it sounds

Catherine Burke 20 Jul 2020

Sappi Valida brings natural cellulose advantages to responsible, eco-friendly hand sanitiser formulation

Sappi Valida brings natural cellulose advantages to responsible, eco-friendly hand sanitiser formulation

Sappi 16 Jul 2020

Photo by Polina Tankilevitch from

Dis-Chem fined R1.2m for price inflation

7 Jul 2020

Many companies are exploiting ignorance and fear and selling Covid-19 cleaning solutions that are unnecessary and expensive. Regular cleaning with household products is sufficient. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Covid-19: Companies sell unnecessary "deep cleans" with exaggerated claims

Natasha Bolognesi 7 Jul 2020

CoCT to equip 10,000 informal traders with Covid-19 toolkits

CoCT to equip 10,000 informal traders with Covid-19 toolkits

7 Jul 2020

Customer experience will help retailers overcome the financial hit from coronavirus

Customer experience will help retailers overcome the financial hit from coronavirus

Frederic Dimanche 6 Jul 2020

Companies fined for Covid-19 price gouging

Companies fined for Covid-19 price gouging

3 Jul 2020

What's influencing where South Africans shop during lockdown?

What's influencing where South Africans shop during lockdown?

2 Jul 2020

New Era’s parent company, Golden Era, issued suspension notices to 86 workers when they refused to work after at least 12 staff members tested positive for Covid-19. Photo: Supplied by CWAO

86 workers claim "unfair" suspension for absence after colleagues test positive for Covid-19

Zoë Postman 25 Jun 2020

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Rules for personal care services during advanced Level 3 lockdown

22 Jun 2020

Covid-19 pandemic: Should brands be doing more?

Covid-19 pandemic: Should brands be doing more?

Richard Wells 17 Jun 2020

CEO Luc-Olivier Marquet on Unilever's response to Covid-19

CEO Luc-Olivier Marquet on Unilever's response to Covid-19

Lauren Hartzenberg 15 Jun 2020

Image credit: Walter Otto on Unsplash

Webinar: Why food safety is everyone's business

15 Jun 2020

SA's franchise industry begins long road to recovery

SA's franchise industry begins long road to recovery

12 Jun 2020

The Mpact hard hat face shield: protecting your workforce

The Mpact hard hat face shield: protecting your workforce

Mpact 3 Jun 2020

South Africa must turn to safer packaging for beer

South Africa must turn to safer packaging for beer

Raymond Dube 2 Jun 2020