Close of a 25-year chapter in South Africa for popular coffee chain
Vida e Caffè’s acquisition marks a major new chapter for the coffee chain, ending 25 years of independent ownership.
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Business | Checkers | Just Share | Pick n Pay | Shoprite | Spar
How much cashiers earn at Woolworths, Pick n Pay, Checkers and SPAR in South Africa
Cashiers at South Africa’s largest retailers often earn more than the national minimum wage, with some earning more than others.
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Son of a South African billionaire who bought a fast-food brand from his dad’s company and made it big
Adrian Basson is credited with turning Hungry Lion from a small fast-food operation within Shoprite to one of Africa’s larger fried-chicken chains.
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Business | Checkers Sixty60 | Checkers Sixty60 Hyber | on-demand delivery | on-demand tech deliveries | Shoprite
TakealotNOW beats Checkers Sixty60 in tech price shootout
TakealotNOW generally offers lower tech prices than Hyper on Checkers Sixty60, but the Checkers platform was substantially cheaper for some products.
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Shoprite coming after Pick n Pay and Spar in South Africa
Shoprite is coming after Pick n Pay and Spar as its competitive prices draw in more customers.
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Bloomberg | Business | Checkers | Shoprite | SweepSouth
Domestic workers and Checkers Sixty60 drivers are fleeing South Africa
Rising anti-immigrant sentiment has hit several popular companies in South Africa, including Shoprite, Uber and Sweepsouth.
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The man who got paid R900,000 every week for nine years to run the biggest retailer in South Africa
Over the past nine years, South Africa’s Pieter Engelbrecht has earned a total of R429.9 million.
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South Africa’s biggest retailer has increased employee pay by an average of R5,000 per year since 2016
An analysis of Shoprite’s annual reports from 2016 to 2025 shows that the company’s average remuneration increased from R75,122 a year in 2016 to R120,162 in 2025.
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Top South African companies are offering bursaries for 2027
South Africa’s top companies, including Old Mutual, Sasol, and Shoprite, are offering substantial bursaries for the 2027 academic year.