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Umthambekia Food Garden, Tembisa: Elizabeth Rammpaya; Sizakele Tyolo; Witness Tsamano; Matshadiso  Leohla; Cordelia Pilusa; Thandiso Nlgqatsa

Community food gardens feed minds and bodies as learners return to class

As millions of learners return to classrooms this month, access to consistent, nutritious food remains one of the most decisive and fragile factors influencing learning outcomes…

Shoprite’s exit reflects problems in Africa’s investment climate that extend beyond retail.  (Wikimedia Commons)

Shoprite exits Malawi, extending its retreat from the continent

There is anxiety over the fate of hundreds of jobs and the stability of the country’s fragile consumer market

Meals on wheels: KasiD delivery CEO Freddy Mahhumane and Lucky Mazibuko of the Ribs Circle restaurant in Tembis are positive about the food-delivery business in townships. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

The appetite for food delivery services in townships is growing

The big players have launched township e-commerce initiatives but existing businesses already have a good handle on the space This content is restricted to registered users and…

Seven budget-friendly family vacation activities: How Old Mutual Rewards makes it possible

Enhance your holiday experience without straining your finances. Old Mutual Rewards helps you to stretch both your imagination and your hard-earned Rands further

A recent 1,900-mile journey from mines in Congo and Zambia shows how, a century after commercial mining began here, the worlds hunger for copper is again reshaping the region. Photographer: Zinyange Auntony/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Zambia’s economy is controlled by foreigners

After nearly six decades of independence the need for real change in the country hasn’t diminished

Sean Summers.

Interview: Sean Summers on Pick n Pay’s turnaround

The retailer released a grim set of results on Wednesday, which saw its shares plummet more than 14%

Classic: Sean Summers returns

Pick n Pay: Summers is back, but will the Ackermans check out?

The prodigal son’s return may usher in a new era for the retailer, which has languished under the Ackerman family’s control

Consumers are angry that the government is treating them like a cash cow instead of fighting corruption and improving its fiscal discipline. File photo by Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images

‘Rocket and feather’ food prices signal inadequate competition – watchdog

In its latest essential food pricing monitoring report, the Competition Commission notes consumer prices were slow to come down despite easing inflation. Blame load-shedding?

Employees pack customers’ goods at a Pick n Pay Stores Ltd. supermarket in Johannesburg, South Africa, (Nadine Hutton/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Pick n Pay: How labour has fared in Ackerman’s empire

The retail giant was known for his role in opposing apartheid-era labour restrictions. But as economic conditions became tough, so did Pick n Pay

Departure of CFO ‘inevitable’ as Mr Price counts its costs

The retailer has struggled amid more intense competition and as consumers continue to feel the pinch

Consumers are angry that the government is treating them like a cash cow instead of fighting corruption and improving its fiscal discipline. File photo by Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images

More vibrant competition ahead as retailers to phase out lease deals

Long-term leases, which have muscled out the smaller retailers, are being phased out

Photo: Leon Sadiki/Getty

Minibus taxis hit as economic crisis, Uber disrupt passenger habits

The service isn’t growing as it should because of the pandemic, rising unemployment, fewer visits to malls and more people working from home

Consumer confidence has rebounded from the low recorded in the second quarter, but it remains firmly within depressed territory. Photo: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/Getty Images

Woolworths, Shoprite, Spar test consumers’ resilience with higher prices

High inflationary pressures are set to be put to consumers as retailers and food producers alike warn of impending storm

Massmart should ditch Game, say analysts

Massmart will not be profitable as long as it keeps Game, analysts say

Walmart bought Massmart in 2011 and over the past 10 years the share price of the group has decreased by 80%.

Covid-19 cast the economy adrift, but a less punishing new phase of the pandemic could set it back on track. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

2022: A return to normality or more economic uncertainty?

Covid-19 cast the economy adrift, but a less punishing new phase of the pandemic could set it back on track

Not working: Residents of a Hillbrow building observe the country’s lockdown in March. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty Images)

Business isn’t bad – if you’re big

Large corporates have thrived during the pandemic to the detriment of the workforce

If you build it, they will come: Mall construction in QwaQwa. Big retailers have been growing their presence in township malls for a couple of decades; now they are trying out smaller formats too. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

A bigger slice of the pie: Retailers find ways to cash in on township economy

The South African informal economy market is much sought-after, with the big, formal-sector supermarkets all looking to grow their share

Despite last year’s riots, South Africa has been ranked 118 out of 163 countries in the 2022 Global Peace Index. Photo: Marco Longari/AFP

Post-riot township economy is uncertain, but established investors won’t leave easily

July’s violence and looting dealt a blow to business confidence

Hard sell: South African retailer Shoprite has announced the closure of its stores in Nigeria (above) and Kenya, but retains a footprint in several other African countries.  (Aminu Abubakar/AFP/Getty Images)

Shoprite among firms that failed in Africa, Europe, Australia

Corporate South Africa is feeling the Covid-19 pinch. But is there space for growth domestically?

Cherry picking: Small-scale farmers will have to specialise and diversify to survive. (Madelene Cronjé)

Farmers squeezed by big retailers

It may be beneficial for consumers when supermarkets push to get the lowest price from suppliers, but it can harm the farmers