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|  | | Glorinah Khutso Mabaso from Pretoria has been named the winner of the Trenery 2020 Print Competition...read |
|  | | The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has launched an investigation into allegations of price gouging relating to garlic and ginger...read |
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 | The SA alcohol industry welcomes President Ramaphosa's announcement yesterday evening to partially reinstate the sale of alcohol... Read |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Abstinence, a local non-alcoholic spirits brand inspired by the biodiversity of the Cape Floral Kingdom, attracted global recognition at the international Low- and No-Alcohol Masters Competition... Read |
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 | A number of Covid-19 restrictions under adjusted level 3 have been eased following a decline in the number of positive cases, hosipal admission and deaths, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on 1 February... Read |
| Design & Manufacturing |
 | COBUS DE BRUYN Cotton is considered one of the world's greatest poverty alleviating crops, with 150 million people worldwide relying on it for income... Read |
 | ANURADHA NAGARAJ Fashion retailer H&M said on Tuesday it would investigate reports of sexual harassment at a supplier's factory in southern India following the death of a female employee... Read |
| E-commerce |
 | VENKATESH SHANKAR Amazon announced Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO almost 27 years after he founded the company to sell books to customers over dial-up modems... Read |
| FMCG |
 | Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa has increased its B-BBEE ownership to a revised 20% target, with a significant worker ownership component... Read |
 | Andy Watts, Distell's master distiller of South African whiskies Bain's Cape Mountain Whisky and Three Ships Whisky will be inducted into Whisky Magazine's Whisky Hall of Fame... Read |
 | MICHAEL SMOLLAN The alcohol industry, which supports over one million livelihoods, is relieved at the easing of ban, but the debate as to how we deal with our attitudes around alcohol in SA is long overdue... Read |
 | Despite the partial lifting of the ban on the local sale of liquor, Vinpro on behalf of its members will continue with its urgent court challenge to avoid any future disruptions in the South African wine industry and its value-chain due to a rise in Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations... Read |
| Green Sustainability |
 | PETER S. ROSS In a new study published in Nature Communications, my colleagues and I find a stark confirmation that microplastics are found throughout the Arctic Ocean... Read |
| Import/Export |
 | The Citrus Growers Association of South Africa has announced a record-breaking 2020 export season that delivered 146 million cartons of South African citrus to the rest of the world... Read |
| Informal Retailing |
 | NOKULUNGA MAJOLA Traders who missed the peak tourist season say that despite the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday night that beaches are now open once again, the damage has been done... Read |
| Retailers |
 | British online retailer Asos has acquired Topshop along with the Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT brands from failed fashion retail group Arcadia... Read |
| Technology |
 | DEAN MCCOUBREY Eskom's loadshedding, alongside an enduring pandemic, have proven a devastating combination, repeatedly destroying historical data, and demanding a solution to predict the unpredictable... Read |
 | ALLAN DICKSON ...And how to get to the right questions, and the right spend! Read |
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