Search / Shoprite
Pick n Pay shuts first hyper market
Pick n Pay has quietly shut one of its Hypermarkets, the store known as Hyper Vaal. This is the first Hypermarket that has closed in the country.It is located in the Bedworth Centre, on ...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 06:10hrs | 1551 | by Staff reporter
South Africa's big business wants spaza shop economy?
Major businesses across South Africa are looking to capitalise on the country's booming informal economy, with many companies licking their lips at an opportunity worth hundreds of billions of rands....Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 10:04hrs | 573 | by Staff reporter
Whites want South Africa's township economy
South Africa has had Spaza shops controlled by foreigners for the better part of 30 years, and we never had food poisoning. But all of a sudden, now that white foreigners are building malls in the tow...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 15:16hrs | 894 | by Rutendo Matinyarare
Moxon dynasty takes over at Meikles Limited
Meikles Limited has announced the appointment of former chairman John Moxon's son Matthew John Moxon as its acting Chief Executive Officer, following the resignation of Malcolm Mycroft from the CEO po...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 10:38hrs | 3087 | by Staff reporter
Guvamatanga rubbishes retailers' complaints over spaza shop influx
George Guvamatanga, the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, has chosen to downplay the impact of tuck shops on formal retailers. Instead, he has suggested that many businesses are being managed by i...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
SasaiRemit rewards its customers, launches consumer promotion for sending money from SA to Zimbabwe
Johannesburg, South Africa, 2 November 2022 - SasaiRemit, one of Africa's leading digital money transfer providers and a business of Cassava Technologies,...Published: 02 Nov 2022 at 15:57hrs | 8 | by Agencies
Econet unveils international airtime transfer service
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has launched an international airtime transfer service that allows Zimbabweans living in South Africa to buy airtime for their family and friends back home.The innovat...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 21:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Macheso to stage two shows in SA
Sungura kingpin Alick Macheso returns to South Africa for two live performances next month and his management has promised top drawer performances. The October 9 and 10 shows come after earlie...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zambia, Nigeria retaliate to xenophobic attacks
Xenophobic attacks in South Africa seem to be scaling on despite government's attempts of trying to stop them.As a result of the ongoing xenophobic attacks which many are now terming Afrophobi...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 23:01hrs | | by Daniel Itai
MTN, MultiChoice shut branches in Nigeria amid protests over SA attacks
South African television group MultiChoice has shut its offices and branches in Nigeria and Zambia, according to its head of corporate affairs Joe Heshu. This follows protests at the group's N...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 12:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Blood of foreigners flow in South African streets as locals swim in joy
If one can not be angered by the animalistic sadistic killings of our people in South Africa then one has a heart of a stone. Please be angry with me as we moan the patriots who are slaughtered like a...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 22:34hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
South Africans and their companies given 7 days to leave Nigeria
South Africans and their companies operating in Nigeria have been given seven days to pack up their bags and leave Nigeria by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) following an increase...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 20:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Nigerians set MTN office on fire in Lagos, destroy Shoprite
One of the MTN offices in Apapa, Lagos, has been set on fire by Nigerians protesting the recent xenophobic attacks....Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 20:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
7 Zimbabwean teens living under a tree in SA
THEY say they have been living off food scraps in a nearby municipal bin, and it's actually been sustaining them.Seven Zimbabwean teenagers have been living under a big tree near Shoprite in L...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 11:55hrs | | by GroundUp
Tendai Biti always has something to say
The Daily News on Sunday's Pauline Hurungudo sits down for a wide-ranging interview with former Finance minister Tendai Biti, who is also the deputy national chairperson for the MDC, about the state o...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 14:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Choppies suspended on JSE, Botswana Stock Exchange
THE Botswana and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges have suspended trading of Choppies' shares pending clarification over the supermarket chain's failure to release financial results for the year ended 30 J...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 06:59hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwen family in Johannesburg hostage drama
A ZIMBABWEAN family endured a tense 45 minutes of movie style hostage drama at a Shoprite outlet in Johannesburg, South Africa.Four masked robbers clad in army fatigues, who wielded "huge rifl...Published: 23 May 2018 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe badly exposed to listeria outbreak
The country is badly exposed to the outbreak of the world's worst listeria outbreak, after it emerged that there is no legal framework to enforce a government ban on the importation of cold meats from...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 12:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Meet Southern Africa's billionaires
There are 11 billionaires from the Sadc region on this year's Forbes list of 25 billionaires on the African continent.The list, released in March, showed that Mohammed Dewji of Tanzania is sti...Published: 08 Aug 2017 at 08:07hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
2 Zimbabwean entrepreneurs make Forbes '30 under 30' list
Two Zimbabwean entrepreneurs, Shaleen Manhire Nullens and Knight Ganje, are among the top 30 successful African entrepreneurs under the age of 30, according to the latest Forbes Africa 2017.Th...Published: 09 Jun 2017 at 13:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Claims that transformation has been slow are dangerous, says SA billionaire
Cape Town - Retail tycoon Christo Wiese is fed up with the rich getting the blame for South Africa's problems, ...Published: 02 Feb 2017 at 19:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
David Mkandawire rehabilitated, now a coach
Former Warriors defender David Mkandawire who was reported to be literally living a destitute life in South Africa early this year is now a qualified coach.He has completed CAF D License coach...Published: 12 Nov 2016 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Command Agriculture - the latest 'plan' to resolve Zimbabwe's hunger problem
Ever since 2001, a year after the brutal invasion of Zimbabwe's commercial farms began, the country has been dependent on vast volumes of international food aid. Thanks to the generosity of farm...Published: 23 Aug 2016 at 08:46hrs | 1 | by Ben Freeth, Zimbabwe
Malayitsha to appear in SA court on murder, robbery, assault charges
AN umalayitsha from Bulawayo with his South African wife and two other cross border drivers allegedly killed Zimbabwean travellers, raped dozens, kidnapped more than 100 and extorted cash from others....Published: 17 Aug 2016 at 07:52hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Tendai Ndoro visits destitute Mkandawire
WARRIORS and Orlando Pirates striker Tendai Ndoro yesterday visited former AmaZulu tough tackling defender David Mkandawire, now a beggar in Johannesburg, South Africa after years of professional ...Published: 06 Jul 2016 at 06:43hrs | | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
David Mkandawire family begs for help
FRIENDS and families of two fallen former Premier Soccer League (PSL) stars have appealed for help.Former Bidvest Wits, Orlando Pirates, Maritzburg United and Ajax Cape Town star midfielder Ju...Published: 05 Jul 2016 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Siphesakhe Theatre group has arrived in Johannesburg to perform the gukurahundi play
Today, 23rd June 2016 at 10am Siphesakhe Theatre Group arrived in Johannesburg for their Gukurahundi play called Loyiko (a Xhosa word which means the fear), which will be performed on Saturday. ...Published: 23 Jun 2016 at 17:13hrs | | by Thulani Nkala
Mobile payment service introduced in South Africa
Unbanked South Africans in rural communities and townships can now access a variety of financial services through MobiCash, a recently introduced mobile payment services platform.According to ...Published: 23 May 2016 at 07:28hrs | 1 | by MobiCash creates wider channels for users to transact without withdrawing funds, says MobiCash's Donald Mudenge.
First aid worker haunted by client who died during her attendence
A first aid worker at Shoprite at KwaManyandu Mall in Umlazi, KZN, PINKY Khumalo (35) says she regrets the day she held a dying woman in her arms while trying to save her.Daily Sun reported t...Published: 31 Mar 2016 at 11:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean trio up for spate of cross-border crimes
THREE Zimbabwe cross-border transport operators and a South African woman are expected to appear at the Palm Ridge High Court in Johannesburg, South Africa, on April 4, to face charges of murdering tw...Published: 12 Mar 2016 at 15:20hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Taxi driver jailed 18 years for defiling girl (13)
THE Kitwe High Court has sentenced a 35-year-old taxi driver of Chingola to 18-years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a 13-year-old girl whom he had offered a lift.Zambia Daily Mail repo...Published: 09 Mar 2016 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Man jailed for stealing slippers
Love for his daughter has landed a 26-year old street vendor in trouble with the courts sentencing him to six months imprisonment with hard labour after being found guilty of stealing children’s sli...Published: 09 Mar 2016 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabweans trafficking Malawians to South africa
Zimbabweans at Beitbridge border post in South Africa have been accused of trafficking people including Malawians to South Africa with the aim of robbing them of their money.Malawi24 could not...Published: 26 Feb 2016 at 12:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sfiso Ncwane and Rebecca Malope's conman arrested
South Africa's top gospel artists Sfiso Ncwane and Rebecca Malope have had their prayers answered after an alleged conman they had reported to the police was finally arrested.Ncwane and Malope...Published: 14 Feb 2016 at 11:42hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Migrants Union SA assist foreigners get bank accounts
The Migrant Workers Union South Africa is reportedly assisting foreigners in South Africa top acquire bank accounts with minimum easy requirements.In a Facebook statement the union said bankin...Published: 01 Feb 2016 at 05:29hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
When Insanity becomes the norm
The unanimous endorsement of the 91 year old Robert Mugabe as the Zanu-PF's candidate in the 2018 elections can only deepen the economic malaise faced by the country. Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe with an...Published: 11 Jan 2016 at 12:07hrs | 1 | by Vusumuzi Moyo
Choppies acquires 21 more stores in SA
BOTSWANA-listed retail giant, Choppies Enterprise Limited, is acquiring South African retail outlets owned by Jwayelani, which owns 21 stores in Kwazulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.Jwayelani, w...Published: 11 Jan 2016 at 05:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's budget less than half the annual turnover of Shoprite
The ugly situation in Zimbabwe was reflected in the pitiful budget of $4 billion announced by Finance Minister Chinamasa on Thursday. The budget is even smaller than last year's. To put it in perspect...Published: 29 Nov 2015 at 16:51hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Sipho Makhabane on unity programme
GOSPEL heavyweight Sipho "Big Fish" Makhabane is reportedly going an extra mile to educate the community about unity indicating that drugs have destroyed the young people in the society.Da...Published: 26 Jul 2015 at 08:41hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean shoppers robbed, raped in SA
South African police are investigating cases in which two Zimbabwean women were killed, three raped while 25 people were kidnapped by a gang of criminals targeting mainly Zimbabweans travelling to tha...Published: 17 Jul 2015 at 07:46hrs | 1 | by Thupeyo Muleya
Warning: 'Zimbabwean travellers are being kidnapped and robbed in SA'
Good DayThere is a serious problem happening in South Africa where Zimbabwean travellers are being kidnapped and robbed by people who give them lifts from Beitbridge Border or Mesina to Joburg...Published: 29 Jun 2015 at 08:25hrs | | by Concerned Citizen
Afrophobia is stronger in many SA boardrooms & corridors of power than in the streets
The hatred is not only on the streets; it is in boardrooms and in the state - and it's planned.The Sunday Times pictures of Emmanuel Sithole being butc...Published: 08 May 2015 at 14:43hrs | | by Trevor Ncube
Malawi orders shutdown of South African shops
Malawians have protested at shops owned by South Africans demanding their immediate closure following the recent xenophophic attacks in South Africa.According to Consumers Association of Mala...Published: 25 Apr 2015 at 20:28hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Julius Malema set to marry girl from 'Shoprite'
THE WEDDING bells are ringing for Julius Malema.Sorry, all interested ladies! The EFF commander- in-chief has been taken. Malema Will walk down the aisle in the coming weeks in a tra...Published: 04 Dec 2014 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Africa's economy set for dramatic changes - Carlos Lopes
Following the launch of the 2014 Economic Report on Africa in Abuja, Nigeria, Mr. Carlos Lopes, the executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, att...Published: 08 Nov 2014 at 06:59hrs | | by Africa Renewal
All-Star performance at the Joburg inaugural ZAA
The prestigious Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Johannesburg is the venue for the inaugural MoneyGram Zimbabwe Achievers Awards South Africa, organizers have announced."In keeping wit...Published: 03 Nov 2014 at 20:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Horny Zambian Pastor whipped and deported from Botswana
A 25-year- old Pastor from Zambia was on Monday sentenced to nine strokes of the cane by the Kasane Magistrate Court for indecent assault. Pastor Mathews Kamboyi, who was a member of Break...Published: 06 Jun 2014 at 08:22hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
African manufacturers are taking advantage of international interest
As international focus shifts to Africa as a growing global player, the continent's manufacturers are ready to take advantage of the growing interest at Source Africa, the Textile, Apparel and Foo...Published: 04 Jun 2014 at 10:41hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Gospel celebration - Ishe Wenyasha with Fungisai 26 and 28 April 2014
Nepachem cc is promoting two live concerts in Gauteng dubbed "Gospel Celebration - Ishe Wenyasha" where well known Zimbabwean based gospel artiste Fungisai Zvakavapano Mashavave will perform. "I am ex...Published: 04 Apr 2014 at 07:56hrs | | by LT Makunike
Sangoma threatens to send in goblins after couple refuse to pay up
48-year-old Simphiwe Scott and his family from KwaNobuhle, Eastern Cape, SA, have apparently received a chilling threat from a traditional healer."Answer your phone or I will send my tokoloshe...Published: 20 Mar 2014 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Load More Stories
