https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/784.html South Africa Retail news 15 Health & Beauty news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/784.html en-us Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:35:03 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/mens-wellness-spending-reshapes-grooming-into-a-high-growth-market-064855a Men’s grooming is no longer just a superficiality of everyday life. The market has shifted tremendously, driven by a cultural shift towards longevity and preventive health, transforming it into a pillar of daily holistic wellness. 1-269987 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:22:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Beauty South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/idexis-appeals-high-courts-ruling-on-novo-nordisk-weight-loss-drugs-286477a Pretoria-based pharmacy group iDexis said it had applied to appeal a court judgment that curbed its production of compounded weight-loss medicines, disputing allegations about product safety and regulatory compliance. 1-269880 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:54:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Beauty South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/after-novo-nordisk-legal-action-pretoria-pharmacys-ozempic-copies-recalled-064245a South African health regulators are recalling weight-loss medicines compounded by a local pharmacy group, iDexis, and have warned healthcare professionals that prescribing, dispensing or holding stock of these drugs could lead to disciplinary action. 1-269807 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Beauty South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/first-woolies-next-the-world-as-nonhle-matsebula-gets-ready-to-take-a-beauty-global-408529a Having conquered Woolworths Youth Makers 2026 and the South African retail space, Nonhle Matsebula is ready to take A-Beauty (African Beauty) global with her haircare brand, Girl Boss Africa. 1-269745 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Beauty South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-ordinary-leads-ai-beauty-rankings-as-chanel-and-other-legacy-brands-lose-ground-953354a The beauty conversation is shifting from retail shelves to social media to the AI chatbot. AI communications company 5W AI Communications released its Beauty AI Visibility Index 2026, which tracked the beauty brands dominating “the new shelf”. 1-269664 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:57:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Beauty South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/beyond-the-pharmacy-dis-chem-is-reimagining-the-future-of-healthcare-retail-in-sa-519490a As healthcare becomes increasingly fragmented, Dis-Chem is positioning itself as more than a pharmacy retailer. 1-269406 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:18:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Beauty South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/womens-health-and-mens-beauty-gender-shifts-are-having-a-moment-620361a The longevity market has largely been centred around traditional gender norms, with wellness targeted at men and beauty prioritised for women. That is now shifting. 1-269311 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:38:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Beauty South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/weight-loss-drug-crackdown-will-have-ripple-effect-on-sa-longevity-market-286877a A wellness clinic in Cape Town believes SAHPRA’s recent crackdown on unregistered weight-loss drugs (and the subsequent court battle between the compounding pharmacy and Novo Nordisk) places a sharp focus on the deeper trust issues within South Africa’s growing longevity sector. 1-269280 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Beauty South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africas-beauty-industry-has-no-postcode-286847a I wiped off my own matric dance makeup. Not because I was nervous, but because the foundation was the wrong shade, I spent one of the most important nights of my youth feeling invisible in my own face. I walked out of that chair with less confidence than I arrived with. 1-269230 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:12:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Beauty South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sooth-operator-why-south-african-skin-needs-locally-made-products-064045a Most skincare products on the skincare market are made for European skin in cooler, low-UV climates. South African skin needs something better suited to daily life in Mzansi. 1-269107 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Beauty South Africa