New York (CNN Business)Walmart on Monday began requiring customers at all of its US stores to wear masks, becoming the largest retailer to mandate facial coverings as coronavirus cases continue to rise. Read more

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Whilst society as a whole navigates the challenges that have come with the COVID-19 pandemic, the youth have endured specific hardships that are often suffered in silence, behind closed doors or are discounted as laziness or entitlement. Read more

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JOHANNESBURG - Set in the kelly-green hills of Ireland’s County Clare, Dromoland Castle is the type of getaway that never sits empty. Read more

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The widespread shift to home deliveries is set to outlast the Covid-19 pandemic. From large retailers and restaurant chains to artisan food producers and small farmers, lockdown in South Africa has seen a Read more

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Liquor stores nationally are witnessing enormous queues and hefty sales as lockdown Level 3 marks a lifting of the ban on alcohol sales. However, the market is expected Read more

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During lockdown, Pick n Pay launched a Collect Direct grocery email ordering service for its franchise stores, and the feedback from customers was very Read more

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Pharmaceutical retailer Dis-Chem is being criticised for offering free Covid-19 testing to South Africans who may not be able to pay for it themselves, but not providing free testing for its employees unless they turn out to actually have Sars-CoV-2. Read more

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