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News Archives: 2022
29/06/2022
Massmart launches new small appliances private brand
As part of the expansion of its private brand offering, Massmart has acquired appliance brand, Eiger, as part of its Private Brand portfolio.
29/06/2022
Modern milkman uses traditions to empower local farmers
Henk van der Merwe, 25, discovered his purpose in delivering fresh supplies such as bread, milk and eggs from local farmers to communities, through Lekke Fresh, an online service delivery that sources fresh produce from local farmers to consumers.
29/06/2022
Chicken Chips are the latest on-the-go food in South Africa
First for the South African market, Chikka Chicken has introduced Cheeky Chikka Fries, which are crispy and delicious chips that are made from chicken, not potatoes.
29/06/2022
Online grocery store uses trucks and tuk-tuks for same-day deliveries in rural KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa's first rural-centred online grocery store and delivery service has navigated degraded roads and rough terrain to complete more than 25,000 orders in KwaZulu-Natal.
28/06/2022
Brace yourself for stage 6 load shedding: this is what small business can do
Power utility Eskom announced possible stage 6 load shedding from 5pm on Tuesday, and this could affect over 10 million small businesses.
28/06/2022
Computicket ‘Box Office’ self-service platform democratises SA ticketing services
South Africa's leading ticketing platform Computicket has launched an innovative new offering called ‘Box Office’ to make its service more accessible and affordable to organisers of smaller events.
28/06/2022
Prepare for stage 6 load shedding on Tuesday: Eskom CEO
Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter says the power utility could be forced to introduce stage 6 load shedding on Tuesday evening (28 June) due to a significant deterioration of its operations overnight.
28/06/2022
Making the profit points and pitfalls of fuel retail work for you
Madimetja Tloubatla knows the fuel retail business inside out. From a corporate position with Engen Fuel, to a member of a group that owned three filling stations, and currently the independent owner of two filling stations in Diepkloof, Soweto, Tloubatla can speak from experience about the complex and exciting fuel retail sector.
28/06/2022
Engen pumps convenience as DSV Locker footprint grows
Engen’ enduring promise ‘With us you are Number One” has always placed the customer at the very heart of its business. It is what inspires South Africa’s favourite* petrol station brand to invest great effort into remaining an attractive and convenient destination for motorists and shoppers.
24/06/2022
Spar launches The Food Stall across its deli service counters nationwide
The Spar Group (Pty) Ltd South Africa has launched The Food Stall at Spar which is rolling out across the deli service counters across many Spar stores nationwide.
23/06/2022
When it comes to loyalty programmes, township consumers bank on PnP’s Smart Shopper card
Retailer Pick n Pay’s loyalty rewards programme, the Smart Shopper, was found to be the most popular among residents living in South Africa’s townships, a new report has found.
23/06/2022
Tiger Brands’ Western Cape factory set to shed 4 500 jobs as Agri SA sounds alarm
Agri SA yesterday made a clarion call for the government to step in after Tiger Brands gave notice of its intention to close down its canning factory in Ashton, Western Cape after it failed to find a buyer, which will hit 4 500 workers and cause socio-economic devastation to the surrounding community.