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Solidarity Fund raises R2.6bn

By: Sane Dhlamini 23rd April 2020 Government’s pro bono organisation, the Solidarity Fund on Thursday expressed gratitude to all those who have so far donated to the fund, which has received R2.6-billion in pledges to respond to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The mandate of fund is to mobilise and coordinate financial and... →

PepsiCo launches feeding schemes to ease access to food burden

By: Donna Slater 22nd April 2020 Food company PepsiCo South Africa has launched a R12-million initiative, led locally by PepsiCo companies Pioneer Foods and Simba, to provide more than 11-million meals to communities most impacted by the socioeconomic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The #GiveMealsGiveHope initiative... →

Solidarity Fund starts delivering food parcels to distressed families

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 20th April 2020 The Solidarity Fund on April 17 confirmed it had started the roll out of food parcels to more than 250 000 families across South Africa. The fund, which receives donations from corporates, citizens and foundations, has made R120-million available for food relief for distressed families. →

Massmart management contributes to feeding the vulnerable

By: Donna Slater 17th April 2020 Wholesale and retail group Massmart's management board and executive committee have resolved to personally fund, through a waiver of a portion of their salaries, 230 t of food for distribution to vulnerable communities. The contribution will be made to FoodForward South Africa (SA) through the... →

Spar introduces new 2 ℓ fully-recyclable milk carton

By: Donna Slater 17th April 2020 Household goods retailer Spar has launched a new 100% recyclable 2 ℓ milk carton, which is made from 87% renewable resources. The entire carton closure, including the cap, is made from plant-based material, and the board used to make the cartons, comes from responsibly-managed forests that are... →

Long4Life board, executives take pay cut in support of Covid-19 relief efforts

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 16th April 2020 JSE-listed Long4Life's board of directors and executives will take pay cuts of 30% of their salaries and fees for three months in support of South Africa’s Solidarity Fund, the company says. In President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech on April 9, announcing an extension of the national lockdown, he... →

FoodForward reiterates plea for donations to limit civil unrest, theft

By: Marleny Arnoldi 16th April 2020 Food redistribution organisation FoodForward South Africa says the race to feed South Africa must turn from a marathon to a sprint. This is owing to the emerging risks of civil unrest and increase in crime related to food scarcity as a result of the lockdown. →

Tiger Brands assures of minimal risk to consumers after positive Covid-19 cases at Durban Bakery

By: Marleny Arnoldi 16th April 2020 JSE-listed Tiger Brands has confirmed that some of its employees at the Durban Bakery have tested positive for Covid-19, and the operation has since been temporarily closed. It, however, assures consumers that the employees did not work on the production line and that there is, therefore,... →

Bidcorp says Covid-19 impact only evident from April onwards

By: Simone Liedtke 14th April 2020 JSE-listed Bid Corporation (Bidcorp) successfully exited its UK logistics activities – Bestfood Contract Distribution and PCL – at the beginning of March, as expected. In a market update on April 14, Bidcorp said trading for the nine months to March 31, on a like-for-like basis, had held up... →

Sacci suggests phased, controlled return to work for some industries

By: Simone Liedtke 14th April 2020 With South Africa's national lockdown having been extended by a further two weeks, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) has suggested “a staggered return to business", starting with industries that can demonstrate high levels of physical distancing and health control, like... →

Business is booming for supplier

By: Darren Parker 10th April 2020 Stainless steel vessels and tanks supplier Metal Tank Industries has noted a definite market upswing in the past eight months, particularly in the food and beverage sector, as well as in the industrial sector, in terms of mineral oils, petroleum oils, chemicals and agrochemicals production.... →

MAKING IT WORK Metal Tank Industries’ streamlined production processes has helped it become more competitive in terms of costing

Covid-19 lockdowns, rand depreciation, set to drive up food, including staples, inflation

By: Rebecca Campbell 8th April 2020 The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has, in its latest brief report Food price outlook for Quarter 2 2020 and beyond, warned that food prices in South Africa were set to rise during this, second, quarter of the year. The country’s staple foods – maize, wheat and rice – would not be... →

Tiger Brands outlines impacts of Covid-19 on its operations

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 8th April 2020 Although most of JSE-listed Tiger Brands’ manufacturing and distribution sites have been identified as essential services and have continued to operate through the national lockdown period, certain facilities and offices have been closed based on the current regulatory requirements or demand... →

Independent research body highlights complexity of South Africa’s food chain

By: Rebecca Campbell 7th April 2020 Independent research agency the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has highlighted that South Africa’s food supply chains are complex. “These supply chains are a web of formal and informal interactions between agricultural inputs, logistics, farmers, spazas [informal convenience... →

Wine industry in bittersweet situation with harvesting allowed, but exports denied

By: Marleny Arnoldi 3rd April 2020 South Africa’s 2020 wine grape crop will still yield exceptional wines despite uncertainty at first considering South Africa’s lockdown practices, says industry body Vinpro. The industry is harvesting the last few thousand tonnes of crops across ten wine regions in the country, owing to a... →

Agri-fintech company moves to provide digital support for small-scale farmers

By: Schalk Burger 3rd April 2020 Agri-fintech company eSus Africa is supporting small-scale and emerging farmers by gathering and using data. Its onsite system enables farmers to gather machine and sensor data, monitor inputs and feeds from weather and agriculture agencies for planning and decisions, as well as record yields,... →

Astral denies that it has shut down facility owing to Covid-19 infections

By: Marleny Arnoldi 31st March 2020 Poultry producer Astral Foods has refuted fake news that has been doing the rounds on social media, claiming that some of its employees have tested positive for the coronavirus and that the Health Minister has ordered a shutdown of an Astral's production facility. The company on March 31 said... →

Massmart warns of supply chain disruption outside of S Africa

By: Marleny Arnoldi 31st March 2020 While JSE-listed Massmart’s consumer goods stores Makro, Cash & Carry, Game, Shield Buying Group and Cambridge Food will continue to operate during South Africa’s lockdown, the company did warn of disruption to its supply chain to stores outside of South Africa. “The closure of South Africa’s... →

Tribunal orders SAB to include former employees in BEE top-up scheme, pending investigation

By: Donna Slater 31st March 2020 The Competition Tribunal has issued an order, instructing South African Breweries (SAB) to set aside a portion of its black economic empowerment (BEE) scheme’s top-up benefits for former employees, pending the outcome of the final determination of a Competition Commission investigation.   This... →

Fruit SA appoints acting CEO

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 31st March 2020 Nonprofit umbrella body Fruit South Africa (SA) has appointed Fhumulani Ratshitanga acting CEO with effect from April 1. This following the resignation of Dr Konanani Liphadzi, after a six-year tenure as the first CEO of Fruit SA. →

South African production of key foods largely reassuring in face of crisis

By: Rebecca Campbell 30th March 2020 An independent research centre, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP), has published an overview of five key foods produced in South Africa, as part of its analysis of food and agricultural aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic crisis. The foods are chicken (meat), maize (grains), soybean... →

Agri movement during lockdown is a privilege, should be treated as such - organisations

By: Marleny Arnoldi 30th March 2020 Industry organisation Agri South Africa (Agri SA), as part of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ Covid-19 task force, has been working closely with government to determine appropriate movement of essential goods related to the agriculture industry, which is a privilege the... →

Nampak expects Covid-19 to further hinder already burdened economies

By: Simone Liedtke 30th March 2020 As economies shift their focus towards containing the spread of and the eradication of the Covid-19 virus, packaging products manufacturer Nampak on March 30 lamented that the pandemic was expected to further hinder an already burdened economy, and that it would put further pressure on consumers’... →

No impact of Covid-19 on Illovo, other ethanol alcohol producers

By: Donna Slater 30th March 2020 While sugar and related products manufacturer Illovo Sugar South Africa (Illovo SA) reports no impact on production as a result of measures implemented to contain the spread of Covid-19, it also reaffirms its commitment to refocus the business towards meeting the growing demand for alcohol used... →

Distell mitigating effects of Covid-19, will produce hand sanitiser

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 26th March 2020 JSE-listed Distell is collaborating with government, retailers, suppliers, customers and staff to address the potential long- and short-term effects Covid-19 on its business. Distell is following the guidelines of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the National Institute of Communicable... →

Distell hand sanitiser

Call for polymer, plastics industries to be declared essential as lockdown looms

By: Donna Slater 25th March 2020 South African plastics industry representative organisation Plastics SA has called on government to reclassify some sectors within the broader plastics industry as essential service providers owing to its contribution to packaging essential items during the upcoming 21-day national lockdown.... →

Mpact postpones dividend payment amid Covid-19 national lockdown uncertainties

By: Donna Slater 24th March 2020 Plastics, paper and packaging manufacturer Mpact is postponing its payment of its cash dividends for the 2019 financial year by five months, in light of uncertainties brought about by the national 21-day lockdown. This is expected to help preserve the company’s financial liquidity. →

DTI effects regulations for healthcare sector, retailers in light of Covid-19

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 20th March 2020 Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel, after consultation with the Competition Commission, and in terms of the Competition Act, has published regulations for Covid-19 exemption for the healthcare sector. The regulations will come into effect on the date of publication in the Government Gazette. →

Coca Cola Beverages South Africa applies to tribunal for urgent interim relief

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 20th March 2020 The Competition Tribunal on Friday heard an urgent interim relief application by beverage manufacturer Coca Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA), which claims that conditions of the merger, whereby the Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) bought brewing and beverage company SABMiller shares held in Coca Cola... →

Gin makers bottle hand sanitiser for vulnerable as coronavirus spreads

By: Reuters 20th March 2020 Small gin distilleries across Britain have started producing hand sanitiser to help vulnerable people protect themselves from coronavirus amid a national shortage in a trend mirrored across the globe from Australia to the United States. Australian cricketer Shane Warne announced on Thursday that... →

Cluster emphasises importance of local manufacturing

By: Halima Frost 20th March 2020 It is of utmost importance to be able to draw a definitive line between locally manufactured and imported products in the South African pumps sector, as locally manufactured products need to take precedence over imports in projects, says industry association South African Pump Cluster chairperson... →

HOWARD JONES There is a need for a definitive line between locally manufactured and imported products in the South African pumps sector

Coca-Cola starts up solar-powered boreholes in Limpopo community

By: Marleny Arnoldi 19th March 2020 Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has launched the first of its off-grid, solar-powered groundwater harvesting and treatment projects to commemorate National Water Week. The first project, called Coke Ville, is based in the Tshikota village community, just west of Louis Trichardt, in... →

Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa's first off-grid, solar-powered water harvesting and treatment project, in the Tshikota village

Libstar delivers solid results despite challenging market conditions

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 18th March 2020 Food and beverage producer Libstar Group’s business model and strategy continued to be robust, allowing it to deliver resilient results for the year ended December 31, 2019, when markets remained under pressure. For the period, normalised earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and... →

Stakeholder communication, planning needed to limit Covid-19 impact on supply chains

By: Schalk Burger 18th March 2020 The impact on supply chains owing to the Covid-19 outbreak and from the closure of ports of entry can be mitigated through identification of potential impacts and early communications among affected stakeholders, advisory firm Deloitte Africa restructuring services leader Jo Mitchell-Marais tells... →

Port closures won't impact goods movement – so stop panic buying

By: News24Wire 17th March 2020 The recently announced port closures are only meant to limit the movement of people and will not affect the flow of goods to the country, Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel has said. Patel stressed that the two ports will only be closed for passengers. Passengers from ships that dock at... →

Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel

Every effort must be made to ensure economy ‘does not grind to a halt’

By: Terence Creamer 16th March 2020 Finance Minister Tito Mboweni stressed on Monday that, before contemplating any possible stimulus package to address the negative economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, all efforts should be geared towards ensuring that the already weak domestic economy “does not grind to a halt”. A failure... →

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Finance Minister Tito Mboweni

Ebiesa says higher chicken import tariffs will impair consumers, small business

By: Marleny Arnoldi 16th March 2020 The Emerging Black Importers and Exporters Association of South Africa (Ebiesa) has bemoaned government’s increase in the poultry import tariff, saying it will have a negative impact on consumers and emerging black importers. The import tariff increases were published in the Government Gazette... →

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