JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Unemployment Insurance Fund has now disbursed R40 billion (US$2.3 billion) in temporary relief for workers impacted by a lockdown the government enforced to try and contain the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more

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Luckily for some industries, the speculations turned out to be true in previous lockdown easing announcements. Read more

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As we celebrate Women’s Month, it’s an opportune time for the FMCG industry to take stock of how far we’ve come in empowering women, and the journey that still lies ahead Read more

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We asked Andrew Murray, vice-president of finance, Africa zone at AB InBev, whether it’s money that will now never be invested, Read more

Business Intelligence COVID-19 FMCG Liquor Product Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing Trends

JOHANNESBURG - Pick n Pay yesterday flagged that its earnings would more than halve in the six months to the end of August following the country’s Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. Read more

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Cape Town – The Competition Tribunal has clamped down on Cambridge Food Jozini, a subsidiary of Massmart Holdings, for excessive pricing of 25kg of maize meal, from R129.99 to R159.99 in April. Read more

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The country's biggest beer maker, SAB, said yesterday that it had abandoned R5billion worth of capital investment projects in South Africa on the 12-week alcohol ban imposed by the government as part of its response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: L... Read more

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