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HOWARD SAUNDERS
No one can truly know what the outcome of this pandemic will be, nor when the virus will pass or if it will ever be defeated. We will forever mark this moment as one of seismic significance... read
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Woolworths board members, group CEO Roy Bagattini and the retailer's senior executive team members have agreed to forego up to 30% of their fees and salaries over the next three months... read
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ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
In true South African spirit, even in times of adversity, daily stories of generosity and ingenuity abound. Never have we been more proud of how business communities are using our publishing platforms than since the outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus... Read
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Banking & Finance
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ISSUED BY BRITESPARK COMMUNICATIONS
Series of interactive sessions shares insights into managing stressed customers, protecting against new scams and other topics... Read
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Dis-Chem Pharmacies has donated an initial R2m to the independent Solidarity Fund... Read
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Pick n Pay has established a 'Feed the Nation' relief fund to provide food and basic hygiene essentials to the most vulnerable during the lockdown period... Read
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The Spar Group virtually handed over a cheque of R500,000 to the Gift of the Givers Foundation, which has been offering much-needed assistance in drought-stricken areas of the country in recent months... Read
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The Tiger Brands Foundation has distributed 6000 food hampers in communities where its beneficiary schools are located... Read
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E-commerce
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A new collaboration between Pick n Pay and on-demand alcohol delivery app Bottles will allow customers to top up on essentials from over 70 Pick n Pay stores, for delivery on the same day. Read
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Mr D Food has teamed up with Checkers to deliver prescriptions and medication to MediRite pharmacy customers... Read
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NetFlorist has extended its essential goods offering to include pantry staples, available for delivery in Johannesburg and Pretoria from this week. Read
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FMCG
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SAB has responded to the arrests of seven of its employees and two third-party drivers, as well as the impounding of various loads... Read
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Commemorating World Health Day on 7 April, the sugar producer announced how it has converted its existing medical infrastructure to zero-in on combating the outbreak of the novel coronavirus... Read
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This year's award ceremony of the annual SA Dairy Championships, which took place on 26 March 2020, was presented as a virtual event for the first time in its 187th anniversary in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic... Read
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Health & Safety
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The Shoprite Group has introduced daily temperature testing and rolled out mobile clinics for its employees to help ensure its stores remain safe during the Covid-19 pandemic... Read
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Regulatory
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Government has clarified that baby clothes and essentials are available for sale during the 21-day lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Read
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The Department of Small Business Development has issued directions to assist SMMEs operating grocery stores to comply with lockdown regulations... Read
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TANIA BROUGHTON
Regulations giving effect to the government's commitment to assist ailing industries and workers through the Unemployment Insurance Fund are being gazetted... Read
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Research
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New CMO Council study finds 81% of marketers feel challenged to meet consumer expectations for personalised engagement... Read
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Retailers
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To enable customers to help those in need during the national lockdown, the Shoprite Group via its affiliate Computicket has launched virtual vouchers that can be redeemed at any Shoprite, Checkers or Usave... Read
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Like many companies selling goods classified as 'non-essential' during the lockdown, Cash Crusaders had to temporarily shut its stores across the country - all 220 of them. Read
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Pick n Pay shoppers can now email their shopping lists directly to selected stores for collection... Read
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On the most recent episode of Marketplace Africa, CNN International's Eleni Giokos spoke to Massmart chairman Kuseni Dlamini in a remote interview about how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting shopping habits... Read
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DANNY BRADLOW
The coronavirus and its economic consequences have caused economic tsunamis in every country in the world... Read
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Aristotle "If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost." Plato "We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." Thomas Jefferson "I'm a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it." Roy T. Bennett "Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart." |
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