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Hyprop appoints Primedia Malls and The Media Factory as digital media co-sales partners

Primedia Out-of-Home Hyprop appoints Primedia Malls and The Media Factory as digital media co-sales partners

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Five Western Cape fruit producers are asking the High Court to force Premier to take their fruit for the coming harvest. Archive photo: Greg Dor / GroundUp

Fruit farmers take Premier to courtGreg Dor

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#PropakCape2026: The energy problem facing SA’s manufacturers

By Dejean Nicholson 29 Oct 2026

Peelerz sweetens its fruit claims after ARB complaint

Peelerz sweetens its fruit claims after ARB complaint

By Chloe Posthumus 27 Oct 2026

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From packaging to food processing: Explore more at Propak Cape

From packaging to food processing: Explore more at Propak Cape

Propak Cape 21 Oct 2026

If you can’t manufacture nostalgia, how can younger FMCG brands build lasting connections?

If you can’t manufacture nostalgia, how can younger FMCG brands build lasting connections?

15 Oct 2026

New machinery, live demonstrations and practical solutions at Propak Cape

New machinery, live demonstrations and practical solutions at Propak Cape

Propak Cape 14 Oct 2026

Douwe Egberts launches QR-code coffee jars with local short stories

Douwe Egberts launches QR-code coffee jars with local short stories

12 Oct 2026

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CompComm seeks historic revocation of Premier–RFG merger approval

Nazeera Mia, Xolani Nyali, and Tamara Dini 8 Oct 2026

Propak Cape 2026 seminar programme brings packaging industry insights to Cape Town

Propak Cape 2026 seminar programme brings packaging industry insights to Cape Town

Propak Cape 8 Oct 2026

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Woolies’ Ralph Jewson to chair SA Plastics Pact’s new steering committee

6 Oct 2026

Packaging businesses under pressure turn to technology at Propak Cape 2026

Packaging businesses under pressure turn to technology at Propak Cape 2026

Propak Cape 29 Sep 2026

Propak Cape highlights latest advances in sustainable plastics and recycling

Propak Cape highlights latest advances in sustainable plastics and recycling

Propak Cape 25 Sep 2026

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Beyond the bag: What makes paper packaging more sustainable?

21 Sep 2026

Workers strike at Masterpack in Johannesburg. Photo: Seth Thorne / GroundUp

Bidvest packaging workers on strike

14 Sep 2026

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Bayer faces lawsuit over unplanned pregnancies linked to defective birth control

8 Sep 2026

Talks between Premier Foods and unions over the planned closure of the fruit canning factory in Tulbagh, Western Cape, have broken down. Photo: Greg Dor / GroundUp

Premier Foods factory closure: Talks break down

Greg Dor 3 Sep 2026

Propak West Africa returns with global innovation, practical solutions and industry expertise

Propak West Africa returns with global innovation, practical solutions and industry expertise

Montgomery Group Africa 31 Aug 2026

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SA companies can no longer afford to ignore extended producer responsibility

28 Aug 2026

Sunlight is in the process of amending its packaging. Source: Supplied.

Unilever granted extension to change Sunlight Platinum packaging

Karabo Ledwaba 27 Aug 2026

MAK Plastics scoops top honours at 12th annual Sapro Awards

MAK Plastics scoops top honours at 12th annual Sapro Awards

27 Aug 2026

Why retailers are betting on refill

Why retailers are betting on refill

DY/DX 27 Aug 2026

#Biz25years | To the next 25 years of business communications and conversations

#Biz25years | To the next 25 years of business communications and conversations

Bizcommunity.com 20 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | SANBWA's Charlotte Metcalf on why purpose, proof and persistence matter in water stewardship

#WomensMonth | SANBWA's Charlotte Metcalf on why purpose, proof and persistence matter in water stewardship

Evan-Lee Courie 12 Aug 2026

Refilwe Xaba is the founder of Glolooks. Source: Supplied.

#WoolworthsYouthMakers2026: Glolooks, the African hair care brand finding its place on the shelf

Karabo Ledwaba 11 Aug 2026

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Alcohol’s hidden calories: product labels could help fight obesity in South Africa

Siphiwe Dlamini 31 Jul 2026

Valpré’s new packaging reflects SA’s premium water trend

Valpré’s new packaging reflects SA’s premium water trend

13 Jul 2026

Shaz Ballim, CEO, Kwality Holdings, holds recycled plastic pellets used to manufacture the bags in one hand and a finished Waste2Wear shopping bag in the other, illustrating how discarded plastic is transformed into high-quality, verified recycled products. Image supplied.

SA entrepreneurs bring blockchain-verified recycling to Mzansi

13 Jul 2026

Coca‑Cola switches Stoney Ginger Beer to clear bottles to boost recyclability

Coca‑Cola switches Stoney Ginger Beer to clear bottles to boost recyclability

26 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

The Green Youth Network claimed the Circular Economy Facilitation award for its work in mobilising young people as active participants in the circular economy. Image supplied.

SA’s circular economy champs clean up at the 2026 Petco Awards

19 Jun 2026

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