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DF-SA calls for evidence-led, coordinated response to SA’s illicit alcohol market

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

Siphiwe Dlamini 31 Jul 2026

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New global campaign wants to dispel allure of skin bleaching

29 Jul 2026

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Promotional competitions and SA law: Is a free lunch ever really free?

Vanessa van Coppenhagen 27 Jul 2026

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Tshwane textile factory director arrested in labour and immigration raid

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Novo Nordisk v iDexis: What’s in a name (or, in this case, a compounded medicine)?

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Pepkor bets big on SA's informal economy with R21.3bn Flash-Shop2Shop fintech deal

Pepkor bets big on SA's informal economy with R21.3bn Flash-Shop2Shop fintech deal

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Novo’s expired semaglutide patent fires up weight-loss drug market

22 Jul 2026

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

iDexis appeals High Court’s ruling on Novo Nordisk weight-loss drugs

Nqobile Dludla 15 Jul 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

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Sardine quota raised to ease processing shortages

Sardine quota raised to ease processing shortages

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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

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

24 Jun 2026

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Ryan Tucker 19 Jun 2026

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

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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

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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

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

2 Apr 2026

SAPS seize counterfeit goods worth over R160m

SAPS seize counterfeit goods worth over R160m

30 Mar 2026

More must be done to tackle illicit tobacco trade in SA

More must be done to tackle illicit tobacco trade in SA

27 Mar 2026

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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

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

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Why South African brands must put real sustainability above greenwashing

Why South African brands must put real sustainability above greenwashing

Dr. Stephan Helary 16 Mar 2026

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