Shoprite is donating R500 000 worth of tinned food and bottled water to communities affected by the devastating KwaZulu-Natal floods, while its fleet of Mobile Soup Kitchens continue to serve 9 000 meals in the province every single day.

McCain South Africa and Shoprite will ensure greater food security in the communities of Delmas and Springs following their support of two food gardens.

The Shoprite Mobile Soup Kitchen is serving warm meals to Langa community members affected by the weekend’s devastating fire.

Following the heavy downpours in parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Shoprite acted swiftly to bring relief to affected communities by dispatching three of its Mobile Soup Kitchens to alleviate hunger on the ground.

Shoprite assisted an after-school centre that caters for over 300 children in Seshego, Polokwane with critical infrastructure upgrades so it could meet the retailer’s requirements to register as a surplus food beneficiary organisation.

After becoming the first retailer to recycle its sanitising wipes, Shoprite is now closing the loop and creating a circular economy by donating an eco-friendly jungle gym - made from recycled wipes collected from its supermarkets - to the Qedusizi Day Care Centre in Brakpan.

Eight Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres in Rustenburg’s Boitekong township received critical infrastructure upgrades made possible by the Shoprite Group.

Shoprite and Checkers will match customer donations made in aid of the Cancer Association of South Africa’s (CANSA) Shavathon events held at selected stores in the Free State and Northern Cape this month.