Woolworths says that it has seen a big increase in the number of online orders going through its system since the coronavirus pandemic was declared a state of disaster in South Africa.
President Cyril Ramaphosa's grave announcement on Sunday night appears to have switched many coronavirus fence-sitters into full-on paranoid mode, with a sharp increase reported in online grocery sales and panic buying clearing many supermarket shelves.
As the Covid-19 coronavirus continues to spread, its impact is increasingly being felt by local retailers as they get to grips with a number of supply and logistics issues.
As the global spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to dominate both news and personal discussions, many employers are taking steps to mitigate the spread of the virus within organisations.
Pharmacy retailer Clicks announced on Friday 6 March that it will be holding all prices on hygiene products with immediate effect, following last week's announcement that South Africa had recorded its first positive test case for the Covid-19 coronavirus.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has confirmed that South Africa's first suspected case of Covid-19 has tested positive. Mkhize released a statement on Thursday confirming that the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NCID) confirmed a positive test.
Massmart's new chief executive Mitch Slape said on Wednesday (19/02/2020) he was not ready to let the firm's Game department chain fail as the South African retailer undergoes a turnaround plan aimed at cutting costs and boosting profit and margins.
President Cyril Ramaphosa used his State of the Nation address on Thursday (13 February 2020) to defend the success of the ambitious investment drive he initiated in 2018, while also announcing plans to tackle SA's record-high youth unemployment and rapidly increase electricity generation capacity outside of Eskom.
