CSI NEWS | 16 October 2025

Shoprite Group releases annual SA Food Security Index - seeing food security levels slightly improve

There was a marginal improvement in food security in South Africa over the last year, according to independent research by economists at Stellenbosch University.

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Corporate News | Oct 23, 2025
The braai-loving accountant who ditched his spreadsheets to build a spice empire

Chartered Accountant, Jowayne Van Wyk, never imagined he’d trade his spreadsheets for spice blends - but a love for braai, bold flavours, and bringing people together, led to the creation of Jowa’s, a proudly South African brand now stocked in 73 Checkers stores across the Western Cape.

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Corporate News | Oct 20, 2025
Why Shoprite is keeping SA’s superfood affordable

Cabbage has been many things – a wartime lifesaver, a symbol of resilience, even a French term of endearment. For millions of South Africans, though, it is a daily staple that’s filling, packed with nutrition, and affordable, and the Shoprite Group is working hard to keep it that way.

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Brand News | Oct 8, 2025
Repurposed Couture: Sixty60 bags inspire 13-year-old fashion design talent

Thirteen-year-old Lethabo Mntambo, a Grade 7 learner from Waverley, Johannesburg, has a natural eye for fashion and a talent for turning everyday waste into creative designs. In her spare time, she knits, sews clothes for dolls, and makes handbags using scrap paper and other leftover materials.

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Consumer News | Sep 30, 2025
How two entrepreneurs turned personal hardship into sweet, sugar-free success

What began as a side hustle born out of personal and financial hardship in a small ninth-floor apartment in Pretoria, has grown into a beverage brand now stocked in 103 stores across the Western Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Freestate, Northwest, and Limpopo provinces.

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Brand News | Sep 23, 2025
Checkers’ Private Labels strike Gold at Food & Home Awards

Checkers has achieved top honours across multiple categories in the prestigious Food & Home Awards 2025 that celebrate some of South Africa’s tastiest, most innovative, and most-loved offerings.

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Consumer News | Sep 22, 2025
Checkers Little Shop is back

South Africa's beloved retail campaign, Checkers Little Shop, is back by popular demand for a 5th time, introducing its biggest collection ever with 46 reimagined minis designed to spark screen-free fun for the whole family - complete with a brand-new Little Shop board game included in every Collector’s Case.

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Corporate News | Sep 16, 2025
Xtra Savings maintains No.1 spot in retail loyalty for the 5th year

The Shoprite Group has once again claimed top honours at the 2025 South African Loyalty Awards, with its Xtra Savings programme named Best Retail Loyalty Programme of the Year for the fifth year running.

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Consumer News | Sep 22, 2025
Checkers Little Shop is back

South Africa's beloved retail campaign, Checkers Little Shop, is back by popular demand for a 5th time, introducing its biggest collection ever with 46 reimagined minis designed to spark screen-free fun for the whole family - complete with a brand-new Little Shop board game included in every Collector’s Case.

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Brand News | Sep 12, 2025
Sixty60’s Braai Bike: Delivering a taste of home in New Zealand

When you're 12,000 km from home and facing the All Blacks on their turf, a little extra homegrown spirit can go a long way.

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Corporate News | Sep 11, 2025
A truly South African recipe for business success

A passion for natural ingredients sparked the creation of Antjie’s Handmade Naturals - a proudly South African bath and body brand that continues to draw attention for its locally made, handcrafted product, now stocked in 34 Checkers stores across the Western Cape. Affectionately known as Antjie, founder Nicolene Gericke started making soap in her kitchen to create a gentle, natural alternative for her sensitive skin. “In 2002 I made a New Year’s promise to myself to start making my own soap – something I already had an interest in,” she recalls. “It was something practical, and something I really enjoyed doing.”

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Corporate News | Aug 20, 2025
Checkers is testing SA’s 1st smart trolley – with built-in scanner & automated checkout

Checkers has launched South Africa’s first smart shopping trolley, pioneering a major step towards a frictionless, technology-led in-store experience.

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Brand News | Aug 18, 2025
Jamie Oliver & all-star SA cast search for the Simple Truth

World-renowned chef, restaurateur and healthy food advocate, Jamie Oliver, has returned to South Africa - this time to endorse Simple Truth, Checkers’ private label wellness range.

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Consumer News | Jul 3, 2025
Dignity for R5: Shoprite's new toiletries target hygiene inequality

In response to the more than 14 million people in South Africa - one in five - affected by hygiene poverty, Shoprite has expanded its R5 basket of goods to include essential toiletries which retail for just a single coin.

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Consumer News | May 13, 2025
Blind SA and Checkers Sixty60 collaborate on app accessibility

Blind SA, a leading nonprofit organisation dedicated to advocating for accessibility and inclusion, has been working closely with Checkers to optimise the online shopping experience on the Sixty60 app for blind and partially sighted users.

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