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Shoprite distribution centre hit by strike

  • Staff Writer: By: ANA Reporter
Outsourced Shoprite workers organised under the #OutsourcingMustFall movement on Tuesday went on strike to protest against poor pay and their employment through labour brokers at the retail giant’s largest distribution centre in Gauteng.

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Why the EFF is wrong: Pick n Pay

  • Staff Writer: By Gareth Vorster
Pick n Pay, one of South Africa’s largest employers, has hit back at claims made by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) that the company is greedy, sitting on a large cash pile.

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Plain packaging for sugar may prove unhealthy

  • Staff Writer: By Gerald Bourne
In his budget speech, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan indicated sugar has officially descended into the realm of "sin". The penalty for such sin has come in the form of a sugar tax that will be introduced from April 1 next year.

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