Dec 1, 2017
Steinhoff Africa Retail looks to acquire 23 percent of South Africa's Shoprite
South Africa's Shoprite confirmed that Steinhoff's African subsidiary has exercised call options to acquire a 23.1 percent stake and 50.6 percent voting control in Africa's largest grocer.
Nov 29, 2017
Hope for injured workers as Compensation Fund starts to work
Attempts to fix the bottleneck of claims to the Worker’s Compensation Fund are finally showing results‚ with pension payouts for permanently disabled cases more than doubling in three years.
Nov 15, 2017
Shoppers turning to one-stop forecourt stores
Despite the pressurised retail environment in SA, there is excellent potential for one-stop-shops like garage stores and corner shops.
Oct 10, 2017
Cradlestone Mall wrecked by Joburg storm
Two people were injured when a severe hailstorm caused part of the roof of the Cradlestone Mall near Krugersdorp on the West Rand to collapse on Monday afternoon‚ paramedics said.
Oct 9, 2017
Dove apologises for ‘missing the mark’ with its ad after complaints it was racist
Cosmetics company Dove has apologised for an advert that caused an uproar on social media as it was viewed as racist.
Oct 9, 2017
Delheim’s legendary Spatz Sperling passes away
The Sperling family are sad to announce the passing of Michael Hans ‘Spatz’ Sperling, their much-loved husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather and patriarch of Delheim.
Oct 4, 2017
Seven years' backpay for 61 Pick n Pay staff fired unfairly
Sixty-one Pick n Pay staff have been reinstated by the Labour Appeal Court after being fired for going on strike for an hour in 2010.
Oct 2, 2017
Shoprite boss gets R31.26m this year
Shoprite Holdings chief executive Pieter Engelbrecht has received a total remuneration of R31.26million for 2017, including bonuses, according the the retailer’s annual report. Engelbrecht’s annual salary in his first year as chief executive was R9.71m.
Sep 28, 2017
Digital bank, licenced and going live in 2018
TymeDigital by Commonwealth Bank SA, has announced that the South African Reserve Bank has issued it with a banking operating licence, representing the first such licence to be issued by the Reserve Bank since 1999.