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Finance

Sanlam: How Gen Z holds the key to South Africa's credit recovery

11 Jul 2025

Makro cuts prices on 100 essential items in 3-month-long rollback

Retailers

Makro cuts prices on 100 essential items in 3-month-long rollback

3 Jun 2025

No relief for grant recipients, hikes loom and food prices remain unaffordable

Banking & Finance

No relief for grant recipients, hikes loom and food prices remain unaffordable

Naledi Sikhakhane 14 Apr 2025

CompCom releases Essential Food Pricing Monitoring report

FMCG

CompCom releases Essential Food Pricing Monitoring report

1 Apr 2025

Agro-processing

Sapa calls for VAT-free chicken to boost food security

25 Oct 2024

Is the food price crisis here to stay? The latest from the Commission

Retail

Is the food price crisis here to stay? The latest from the Commission

7 Oct 2024

Sapa issues statement on proposed VAT exemption for chicken

FMCG

Sapa issues statement on proposed VAT exemption for chicken

29 Jul 2024

GNU to add more tax-exempt food items

FMCG

GNU to add more tax-exempt food items

22 Jul 2024

SA Harvest #BucketsofNutrition - image supplied

Food, Water & Energy Security

Take up the #BucketsofNutrition Challenge this Mandela Month

5 Jul 2024

East Coast Radio launches ‘The Big Favour - Season of Sharing’ campaign

ESG

East Coast Radio launches ‘The Big Favour - Season of Sharing’ campaign

Issued by East Coast Radio 23 Nov 2023

Why your breakfast costs are lower this year

Agribusiness

Why your breakfast costs are lower this year

Paul Makube 24 Aug 2023

Mandela Day initiative provides over 50,000 meals

CSI & Philanthropy

Mandela Day initiative provides over 50,000 meals

Issued by dotGOOD 20 Jul 2023

Price hikes on basic food items 'unjustified' - Competition Commission

Regulatory

Price hikes on basic food items 'unjustified' - Competition Commission

29 Mar 2023

Source: Tiger Brands

ESG

#WorldWaterDay: Tiger Brands invests R35m in water infrastructure to mitigate load shedding impact

22 Mar 2023

Image source: Denis Ismagilov –

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Beefing up competition law

Lerisha Naidu, Angelo Tzarevski and Sphesihle Nxumalo 19 Jan 2023

Farming in South Africa: 6 things that need urgent attention in 2023

Agribusiness

Farming in South Africa: 6 things that need urgent attention in 2023

Wandile Sihlobo 16 Jan 2023

Image source: Kampus Production from

Competition Law

Pricing of essential food items remains key focus for authorities

Lerisha Naidu, Sphesihle Nxumalo and Jarryd Hartley 8 Apr 2022

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic

FMCG

CPG giants Nestlé, Mars and Mondelez scale back business in Russia

11 Mar 2022

Major food companies curb business activity in Russia

FMCG

Major food companies curb business activity in Russia

9 Mar 2022

Energy drinks buck beverage category trend to record sales growth in 2020

Research

Energy drinks buck beverage category trend to record sales growth in 2020

Issued by BMi Research 8 Dec 2021

Nedbank pledges over R6,4m to help communities recover from unrest

CSI & Philanthropy

Nedbank pledges over R6,4m to help communities recover from unrest

4 Aug 2021

South Africa needs better food price controls to shield poor people from Covid-19 fallout

Regulatory

South Africa needs better food price controls to shield poor people from Covid-19 fallout

Ihsaan Bassier, Refiloe Joala and Thando Vilakazi 14 Aug 2020

Report examines food price drivers and discrepancies during pandemic

Regulatory

Report examines food price drivers and discrepancies during pandemic

17 Jul 2020

Data storage partnerships are crucial going forward

Data & Analytics

Data storage partnerships are crucial going forward

Hayden Sadler 25 Jun 2020

PepsiCo relief initiative to provide 11 million meals in SA

ESG

PepsiCo relief initiative to provide 11 million meals in SA

23 Apr 2020

Pick n Pay shoppers can now send digital grocery vouchers

Retailers

Pick n Pay shoppers can now send digital grocery vouchers

21 Apr 2020

Retailers

Manufacturers expected to be more proactive in protecting consumers from economic crunch

20 Apr 2017

Banting diet boosts e-commerce

E-commerce

Banting diet boosts e-commerce

10 Sep 2015

Retailers

Woolworths earnings up by 11.5%

19 Feb 2009