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Skubu refill store debuts in South Africa, slashing plastic waste and costs

Skubu refill store debuts in South Africa, slashing plastic waste and costs

Influencers got clothes in children's sizes to get the message to hit home. Source: Supplied

The Salvation Army launches campaign to expose child labour

Celebrate Starbucks’ 30th Frappuccino birthday and help change lives with Tiny Owls

Celebrate Starbucks’ 30th Frappuccino birthday and help change lives with Tiny Owls

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Pick n Pay School Club supports over 111k teachers with free educational kits

Petco’s efforts saved 76,000m³ of South Africa’s scarce landfill space in 2024. Image supplied.

How Petco saved 76,000m³ of recyclable packaging in 2024

Influencers got clothes in children's sizes to get the message to hit home. Source: Supplied

The Salvation Army launches campaign to expose child labour

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Celebrate Starbucks’ 30th Frappuccino birthday and help change lives with Tiny Owls

Celebrate Starbucks’ 30th Frappuccino birthday and help change lives with Tiny Owls

27 Jun 2025

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Pick n Pay ends the 'plastic revolution' with Reverse Vending Machines

Pick n Pay ends the 'plastic revolution' with Reverse Vending Machines

5 Jun 2025

Food security in SA: Bridging the gap between national and household food availability

Food security in SA: Bridging the gap between national and household food availability

Dawie Maree 3 Jun 2025

The 32 winners of the 2025 Product of the Year Awards have been announced (Image supplied)

The 32 Product of the Year 2025 winners

Product of the Year South Africa 30 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Justin Bott, CEO at Interwaste, examines business practices to address food packaging waste business practices for a more circular and responsible economy

Business practices to address food packaging waste

Justin Bott 30 May 2025

This winter the Pick n Pay Hypermarket Soup for SA initiative encourages customers to donate a packet of soup costing just R5, aiming to collect over one million packs of soup (Image supplied)

Pick n Pay Hypermarket Soup for SA to collect 1m packets of soup

29 May 2025

community initiative in the lead up to Mandela Day 2025, Heroes Among Us by Mitchell’s Plain’s Liberty Promenade Mall aims to identify and celebrate unsung heroes and grassroots contributors who reflect the spirit of Mandela Day through ongoing acts of service. Pictured: Last year's campaign (Image supplied)

#MandelaDay2025: Heroes Among Us campaign celebrates heart of Mitchell’s Plain

27 May 2025

Taking Care of Business turns retail waste into a R559m micro-enterprise economy

Taking Care of Business turns retail waste into a R559m micro-enterprise economy

19 May 2025

Mall of Africa builds new assembly area for local school

Mall of Africa builds new assembly area for local school

Mall of Africa 16 May 2025

#AfricaMonth: How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globally

#AfricaMonth: How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globally

Evan-Lee Courie 13 May 2025

Food price survey shows shocking surges amid affordability crisis

Food price survey shows shocking surges amid affordability crisis

Andy Du Plessis, FoodForward SA 9 May 2025

Smartfill revolutionises food safety in informal markets amid alarming contamination crisis

Smartfill revolutionises food safety in informal markets amid alarming contamination crisis

DY/DX 9 May 2025

Local fashion venture Faro is transforming textile waste into luxury fashion using AI

Local fashion venture Faro is transforming textile waste into luxury fashion using AI

30 Apr 2025

Cape Town wildfires: Pick n Pay and customers rally support for firefighting teams

Cape Town wildfires: Pick n Pay and customers rally support for firefighting teams

29 Apr 2025

Purposeful packaging for modern life

Purposeful packaging for modern life

Mpact 17 Apr 2025

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Become a glass guardian: Hospitality industry urged to champion recycling

11 Apr 2025

SA Harvest transforms food aid with new vetting app

SA Harvest transforms food aid with new vetting app

4 Apr 2025

Hisense partners with CNBM in Johannesburg to accelerate sustainable development in Africa

Hisense partners with CNBM in Johannesburg to accelerate sustainable development in Africa

Hisense 28 Mar 2025

TFG adds warmth to City of Cape Town’s Safe Spaces

TFG adds warmth to City of Cape Town’s Safe Spaces

20 Mar 2025

Pick n Pay Liquor transforms recycled juice packs into wine box stands

Pick n Pay Liquor transforms recycled juice packs into wine box stands

19 Mar 2025

H&M South Africa and The Learn Project open refurbished library at KZN school

H&M South Africa and The Learn Project open refurbished library at KZN school

17 Mar 2025

To mark International Women’s Day this past Saturday, 8 March, KFC Africa collected the stories of 54 women in its KFC Africa’s list, one for each year the company has been in Africa. (Image supplied)

The KFC List celebrates women in Africa - despite the SSA gender gap hardly closing

12 Mar 2025

Unlocking superior packaging with ISBM: Smarter, sustainable solutions

Unlocking superior packaging with ISBM: Smarter, sustainable solutions

Mpact 12 Mar 2025

Spur Corporation's 2024 Green Feather Rewards winners

Spur Corporation's 2024 Green Feather Rewards winners

12 Mar 2025

Hear from leading packaging industry specialists at Propak Africa 2025

Hear from leading packaging industry specialists at Propak Africa 2025

PROPAK AFRICA 2025 4 Mar 2025

How innovation and sustainability can solve Africa's food security challenges

How innovation and sustainability can solve Africa's food security challenges

4 Mar 2025

Shoprite and Checkers offer purified water at just R1 per litre

Shoprite and Checkers offer purified water at just R1 per litre

4 Mar 2025

Sustainable exhibits made easy

Sustainable exhibits made easy

Scan Display 26 Feb 2025

SA Harvest, logistics partners tackle food insecurity in Eastern Cape

SA Harvest, logistics partners tackle food insecurity in Eastern Cape

18 Feb 2025

Sustainability of plastic packaging highlighted at Pro-Plas Expo 2025

Sustainability of plastic packaging highlighted at Pro-Plas Expo 2025

PROPAK AFRICA 2025 17 Feb 2025

Mr Price Foundation, Zapper partner to combat youth unemployment

Mr Price Foundation, Zapper partner to combat youth unemployment

13 Feb 2025

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