The Shoprite Group, the largest private employer in South Africa, has announced a once-off R102 million appreciation bonus for its shop floor and distribution centre employees to thank and support them for their tireless efforts to feed the nation in these unprecedented times.
Government is working with the entire energy sector to ensure that South Africa does not face power shortages and load shedding during the coronavirus lockdown, says Department of Trade and Industry minister Ebrahim Patel.
In response to government’s call on citizens to refrain from excessive purchasing and stockpiling goods as it intensifies its efforts to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19), Dis-Chem Pharmacies has advised that it will be limiting the number of items consumers can purchase.
In unprecedented times the Shoprite Group is working around the clock to feed the nation and get basic household items through its supply chain onto store shelves. It will continue to do so until the coronavirus is stopped.
The President emphasised in his Address that “Never before in the history of our Democracy have we been confronted by such a severe situation”. Many expatriates and their employers are not spared by the complexities.
The Shoprite Group is appealing to customers to only buy what they need in the wake of concerns over coronavirus-linked stockpiling. It also assures customers that it is doing everything in its power to restock shelves as quickly as possible and that warehouses have stock available.
Pick n Pay will open all its supermarkets and hypermarkets an hour earlier every Wednesday for elderly customers to shop for their groceries and essentials.
A franchised Pick n Pay store in Hartebeespoortdam, owned the company Robispec, is liable for the injury suffered by a shopper when a rack collapsed in April 2017, the high court in Johannesburg ruled.
