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10/01/2019
The National Minimum Wage Act: What you need to know
The National Minimum Wage Act (NMWA) provides for, amongst others, a national minimum wage; the establishment of a National Minimum Wage Commission; a review and annual adjustment of the national minimum wage; and the provision of an exemption from paying the national minimum wage.
08/01/2019
Eating food off the shelf before paying – what Woolworths, Pick n Pay, and Spar have to say
It has become a relatively common trend for shoppers to snack on food from the shelves in supermarkets before they have paid for it at the till.
23/11/2018
Rama is not 'margarine', advertising body tells Checkers
Shoprite Checkers has been ordered to remove the word "margarine" when advertising the popular sandwich spread Rama.
21/11/2018
BEE as a form of affirmative action needs reality check – experts
BEE has largely benefited a select few black people and only resulted in further inequality, while fuelling racial tensions, says one expert.
31/10/2018
Why the supermarket of the future won’t come to South Africa
In 2016, Amazon unveiled the “future of shopping” with its Go store. The store does not require shoppers to go through a checkout point – you walk in, pick what you want from the shelves, and walk out.
23/10/2018
Shoprite and Checkers will now ‘pay’ customers to use their new recyclable shopping bags
The Shoprite Group has announced that it will now be rewarding customers for using their newly introduced ‘planet’ bags in both Shoprite and Checkers stores.
22/10/2018
Checkers offers customers the honest Simple Truth
Checkers is making healthier alternatives to everyday products more accessible and affordable with the launch of Simple Truth, its new private label wellness range.
16/10/2018
Pick n Pay’s new Smart Shopper changes – and plans to cut down on food wastage
As part of its financial results, Pick n Pay has announced a number of new changes coming to its Smart Shopper programme.The first major announcement is that Smart Shopper members will soon be able to earn points when they refuel at BP service stations.
15/10/2018
South African shops will likely start ‘tracking’ you in-store using facial recognition
Traditional retailers cannot compete with online retailers when it comes to price and merchandise, and need to bring something to the table that online retailers cannot.
21/08/2018
Proudly South African just launched an online store for only locally-made products
"Buy local" campaign Proudly South African on Tuesday launched its own online store, RSAMade, a global online shopping platform where consumers can buy Proudly South African member company products and services.
20/08/2018
Companies will face steep fines for not submitting an employment equity report by the end of 2018
Every year, designated employers in South Africa are obligated to submit an employment equity report in accordance with Section 21 of the Employment Equity Act.
16/08/2018
We went shopping and tried to pay by cheque – all stores told us to get lost
FNB recently stated that the use of cheques was rapidly declining in South Africa. The reason: customers are moving to digital payments, said the bank.
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