Following a request by the community to assist healthcare workers who are working tirelessly in the fight against COVID-19, Checkers Western Cape Division responded by donating some much needed refreshments.

Shoprite is helping to ease the burden of rising education costs by giving more than 500 learners the opportunity to have their 2021 school fees paid for.

The Shoprite Group donated 200 care packages containing essential products to COVID-19 patients in the Free State Department of Health facilities.

A lady recently shared her story, on radio, of how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected her family. Two years ago, she and her husband agreed that she would leave her job to look after their two children while he would continue to work. A few months ago, he lost his job. Their savings were spent and their family immediately became destitute - something they never thought would happen to them.

The Maumong Orphanage in Marikana, North West, was established to take care of the many orphaned and vulnerable children in the community and with Shoprite’s support, they are hoping to expand their food garden to feed even more neglected children.

Shoprite and Checkers will bring some much-needed festive cheer to almost 8 000 children and elderly people by hosting small celebrations at daycare centres, children’s homes and care facilities across the country.

Pick n Pay has joined the list of local organisations pulling together to help the farmers and farmworkers affected by the recent veld fires.

impact of Covid-19 will be felt for a long time, particularly in rural communities such as Mulima in Limpopo, where the St Scholastica Food Garden had to stretch their meagre resources in recent months to help those who were returning home after losing their jobs during the lockdown in Johannesburg.

Cinemas have experienced an influx of grade 12s over the past few months. The recent increase in cinemagoers is not due to a Hollywood blockbuster, but for online maths and science tutoring.

In the face of a world pandemic which locally put into sharp relief challenges around food security and job losses, the Shoprite Group’s 2020 Sustainability Report showcases the retailer’s extensive efforts to combat both.

Checkers this week launched a new television commercial to highlight the R1 billion it has saved customers over the past year.

In the past month (October 2020), Shoprite and Checkers, which are well entrenched as South Africa’s low price leaders, have saved consumers R333 million.