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Boxer formally announces its intention to list on JSE

#OrchidsandOnions: Spar reminds us why we're special with Christmas ad

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Data breach alert: Over 100,000 fake accounts linked to SA grant-fraud claim

Inflationary pressures see alcohol and fast food purchases decline

Danette Breitenbach

Mattel scrambles after Wicked doll packaging links to explicit site

SAB triumphs with 9 Effie Awards, cementing its position as SA's Most Effective Marketer

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Unpacking the Sol de Janeiro fragrance fiasco - what is the brand's legal recourse?

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Law enforcement urged to act on shops selling expired food

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To ban or not to ban plastic shopping bags? Implications and proposed solutions

Asphat Muposhi, Mercy Mpinganjira, Marius Wait 23 Jun 2021

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Alcohol industry laments restrictions on off-consumption sales

17 Jun 2021

Pick n Pay's exclusive lease agreements coming to an end

Pick n Pay's exclusive lease agreements coming to an end

15 Jun 2021

Burger King decision: A case of govt policies working against each other?

Burger King decision: A case of govt policies working against each other?

14 Jun 2021

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

8 Jun 2021

Implications of ConCourt ruling for all loyalty programme providers

Implications of ConCourt ruling for all loyalty programme providers

Joon Chong 7 Jun 2021

Digesting the Commission's decision on Burger King deal

Digesting the Commission's decision on Burger King deal

Robert Wilson and Shawn van der Meulen 4 Jun 2021

Why South Africa needs evidence-based regulations for vapes

Why South Africa needs evidence-based regulations for vapes

Irvine Partners 4 Jun 2021

A man wearing a protective face mask walks outside a Shoprite store in Abuja, 3 Nigeria August 2020. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde

Shoprite wraps up sale of Nigerian business

2 Jun 2021

Sale of Burger King SA blocked due to lack of Black shareholding

Sale of Burger King SA blocked due to lack of Black shareholding

2 Jun 2021

Halaal certification and consumer trust

Halaal certification and consumer trust

Sameer Parker 2 Jun 2021

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Commission suggests blocking R1bn acquisition of The Building Company

31 May 2021

How Covid-19 affected informal cross-border trade between Uganda and DRC

Kristof Titeca and Innocent Anguyo 28 May 2021

Calls to restrict alcohol sales disregard state of the SA economy - Salba

Calls to restrict alcohol sales disregard state of the SA economy - Salba

21 May 2021

Chanel loses to Huawei in EU trade mark dispute

Chanel loses to Huawei in EU trade mark dispute

David Legge 3 May 2021

EPR regulation: Doubling down on plastic bag producers

EPR regulation: Doubling down on plastic bag producers

Garyn Rapson, Paula-Ann Novotny and Emma Bleeker 29 Apr 2021

Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

28 Apr 2021

Competition authority denies RussellStone Protein acquisition

Competition authority denies RussellStone Protein acquisition

23 Apr 2021

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Samsung device is a telephone, not a machine - tariff ruling

Keketso Kgomosotho, overseen by Virusha Subban 23 Apr 2021

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Food truck owner rejects RocoMamas statement on 'Smash Burger' controversy

22 Apr 2021

Passing-off an upset: Unpacking the Koni vs BAG ruling

Rachel Sikwane 21 Apr 2021

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Smash burger dispute: Rocomamas to meet with food truck owner

20 Apr 2021

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Amended plastic bag regulations published for implementation

19 Apr 2021

Unpacking the effectiveness of SA legislature in trying to reinvent the EPR wheel

Unpacking the effectiveness of SA legislature in trying to reinvent the EPR wheel

Garyn Rapson, Paula-Ann Novotny and Emma Bleeker 19 Apr 2021

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New research shows South Africa's levy on sugar-sweetened drinks is having an impact

Karen Hofman 12 Apr 2021

Illegal cigarette consignment to be destroyed

Illegal cigarette consignment to be destroyed

8 Apr 2021

Off-premise booze ban over Easter weekend

Off-premise booze ban over Easter weekend

31 Mar 2021

Municipal Market of Maputo
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Mozambican Competition Regulatory Authority now operational - what this means for business

26 Mar 2021

Alcohol industry suggests measures to curb third wave of Covid-19

Alcohol industry suggests measures to curb third wave of Covid-19

26 Mar 2021

Consumer protection bodies reminded of mandate

Consumer protection bodies reminded of mandate

17 Mar 2021

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To ban or not to ban plastic shopping bags? Implications and proposed solutions

Asphat Muposhi, Mercy Mpinganjira, Marius Wait 23 Jun 2021

Source: ©Dmytro Skorobogatov via

Alcohol industry laments restrictions on off-consumption sales

17 Jun 2021

Pick n Pay's exclusive lease agreements coming to an end

Pick n Pay's exclusive lease agreements coming to an end

15 Jun 2021

Burger King decision: A case of govt policies working against each other?

Burger King decision: A case of govt policies working against each other?

14 Jun 2021

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

8 Jun 2021

Implications of ConCourt ruling for all loyalty programme providers

Implications of ConCourt ruling for all loyalty programme providers

Joon Chong 7 Jun 2021

Digesting the Commission's decision on Burger King deal

Digesting the Commission's decision on Burger King deal

Robert Wilson and Shawn van der Meulen 4 Jun 2021

Why South Africa needs evidence-based regulations for vapes

Why South Africa needs evidence-based regulations for vapes

Irvine Partners 4 Jun 2021

A man wearing a protective face mask walks outside a Shoprite store in Abuja, 3 Nigeria August 2020. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde

Shoprite wraps up sale of Nigerian business

2 Jun 2021

Sale of Burger King SA blocked due to lack of Black shareholding

Sale of Burger King SA blocked due to lack of Black shareholding

2 Jun 2021

Halaal certification and consumer trust

Halaal certification and consumer trust

Sameer Parker 2 Jun 2021

Credit: Alexander via Pexels

Commission suggests blocking R1bn acquisition of The Building Company

31 May 2021

How Covid-19 affected informal cross-border trade between Uganda and DRC

Kristof Titeca and Innocent Anguyo 28 May 2021

Calls to restrict alcohol sales disregard state of the SA economy - Salba

Calls to restrict alcohol sales disregard state of the SA economy - Salba

21 May 2021

Chanel loses to Huawei in EU trade mark dispute

Chanel loses to Huawei in EU trade mark dispute

David Legge 3 May 2021

EPR regulation: Doubling down on plastic bag producers

EPR regulation: Doubling down on plastic bag producers

Garyn Rapson, Paula-Ann Novotny and Emma Bleeker 29 Apr 2021

Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

28 Apr 2021

Competition authority denies RussellStone Protein acquisition

Competition authority denies RussellStone Protein acquisition

23 Apr 2021

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Samsung device is a telephone, not a machine - tariff ruling

Keketso Kgomosotho, overseen by Virusha Subban 23 Apr 2021

Credit: Rack n Grill

Food truck owner rejects RocoMamas statement on 'Smash Burger' controversy

22 Apr 2021

Passing-off an upset: Unpacking the Koni vs BAG ruling

Rachel Sikwane 21 Apr 2021

Credit: Rack n Grill

Smash burger dispute: Rocomamas to meet with food truck owner

20 Apr 2021

Photo by Elina Krima from

Amended plastic bag regulations published for implementation

19 Apr 2021

Unpacking the effectiveness of SA legislature in trying to reinvent the EPR wheel

Unpacking the effectiveness of SA legislature in trying to reinvent the EPR wheel

Garyn Rapson, Paula-Ann Novotny and Emma Bleeker 19 Apr 2021

Photo by Peter Kovalev\TASS via Getty Images

New research shows South Africa's levy on sugar-sweetened drinks is having an impact

Karen Hofman 12 Apr 2021

Illegal cigarette consignment to be destroyed

Illegal cigarette consignment to be destroyed

8 Apr 2021

Off-premise booze ban over Easter weekend

Off-premise booze ban over Easter weekend

31 Mar 2021

Municipal Market of Maputo
Image source: lucianf from Bucharest, Romania, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Mozambican Competition Regulatory Authority now operational - what this means for business

26 Mar 2021

Alcohol industry suggests measures to curb third wave of Covid-19

Alcohol industry suggests measures to curb third wave of Covid-19

26 Mar 2021

Consumer protection bodies reminded of mandate

Consumer protection bodies reminded of mandate

17 Mar 2021

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New compliance standard for hand sanitisers - SABS

Kate Collier, Shane Johnson, and Matthew Ilsley 16 Mar 2021

Pick n Pay caps gross profit margin for ginger and garlic

Pick n Pay caps gross profit margin for ginger and garlic

15 Mar 2021

Ignorance is bliss - but not for patent infringement

Yogani Reddy 10 Mar 2021

NPA dealing with Steinhoff matter without fear or favour

NPA dealing with Steinhoff matter without fear or favour

5 Mar 2021

KZN honey widow goes toe-to-toe with retail giant

KZN honey widow goes toe-to-toe with retail giant

Derek Alberts 5 Mar 2021

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Morocco set to legalise cannabis production for medical use

Morocco set to legalise cannabis production for medical use

26 Feb 2021

Illegal traders to profit from excise tax increase - tobacco alliance

Illegal traders to profit from excise tax increase - tobacco alliance

25 Feb 2021

Above-inflation increase to excise tax troubles SA alcohol industry

Above-inflation increase to excise tax troubles SA alcohol industry

25 Feb 2021

Excise duties shoot up

Excise duties shoot up

24 Feb 2021

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