In the aftermath of lockdowns that led to divestments, delays in expansion plans and bankruptcy, the crisis also offered new opportunities to existing and new players to improve their market penetration across Africa...
Christele Chokossa 5 Jan 2022
South African Breweries is looking at making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for staff across its operations, the latest company in South Africa to consider such a move...
Nqobile Dludla 4 Jan 2022
Woolworths Holdings Limited has become the first major South African retailer to publish a list of suppliers...
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Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has welcomed the Western Cape High Court judgment dismissing wine producers' body, Vinpro's challenge of the constitutionality and lawfulness of liquor bans...
Informal retailers are the backbone of the township economy, bridging many social and economic gaps in the country...
Pioneer Foods has announced a recall of specific batches of the peanuts & raisins and cashew nuts products, sold under its Safari brand in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia...
In response to both consumer and legislative pressures, some of South Africa's largest retailers and brands are now putting a greater emphasis on the recyclability of their packaging...
Nonhlelo Nhleko, Paula-Ann Novotny and Ziyanda Ngcobo 6 Dec 2021
The Competition Tribunal has confirmed as an order, a consent agreement with school uniform supplier, McCullagh and Bothwell, effectively terminating all exclusive supply agreements...
The Beer Association of South Africa has launched a review application in the High Court of South Africa for the previous alcohol bans imposed by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs...
SA's alcohol industry has welcomed the government's decision to increase vaccination mobilisation in response to the Omicron variant of Covid-19, as outlined in President Ramaphosa's address...
Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the world, claiming a toll of lives twice as many each year as Covid has taken since its discovery nearly two years ago...
Another revolutionary case for 3D marks was handed down by the Swiss Federal Supreme Court, reiterating that trade mark law should not be confused with patent law...
Sonica Wilken and Vicky Stilwell 17 Nov 2021
Under particular scrutiny are so-called ultra-processed foods, such as soft drinks, potato chips, chocolate and sweetened breakfast cereals...
Melvi Todd 11 Nov 2021
