Following the weekend’s flash floods in the Eastern Cape, the Shoprite Group acted swiftly to bring relief to affected community members in East London. The Group immediately dispatched a Shoprite Mobile Soup Kitchen. The Mobile Soup Kitchen continues to serve warm meals to those displaced and affected by the floods and will remain in the affected area for as long as necessary. Food parcels with cooking oil, instant soup, rice, samp, beans and other non-perishable food items were packed … [Read more...] about Shoprite Group quick to assist flood victims in East London
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Championship Boerewors ‘veteran’ wins 2021 competition
Mzansi’s new boerewors champion is Vikash Bachu (38) from Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal. He entered the competition no fewer than 12 times before being announced the winner of the 2021 Championship Boerewors competition – South Africa’s leading boerewors competition – earlier today. Bachu’s winning recipe - South’s Africa’s number one boerewors – will be available in Shoprite and Checkers stores nationwide from Friday, 10 September 2021. “I’m absolutely delighted to finally win the Championship … [Read more...] about Championship Boerewors ‘veteran’ wins 2021 competition
Calling all boerewors makers, enter SA’s boerewors championship now!
Shoprite and Checkers are once again calling on all South Africans with a stellar boerewors recipe, to enter the country’s leading boerewors competition. Entries for the popular Championship Boerewors competition, presented annually by Shoprite and Checkers in their search for SA’s No.1 boerewors, are now open and anyone who believes that they have the winning recipe is invited to enter by Friday, 18 June 2021. Finding the country’s best boerewors is no small feat, which is why judging of … [Read more...] about Calling all boerewors makers, enter SA’s boerewors championship now!
Shoprite and Checkers customers in for a bumper Black Friday with early deals
Shoprite and Checkers supermarkets will offer early Black Friday deals and discounts of up to 50% on everyday essentials as customers are increasingly looking for value given the pressure many households are under. In response to Covid-19, both Shoprite and Checkers supermarkets will for the first time offer early Black Friday deals and keep the deals valid for longer, to allow customers more time to plan and shop, and to prevent overcrowding. Deals will be offered on selected groceries, … [Read more...] about Shoprite and Checkers customers in for a bumper Black Friday with early deals
Shoprite donates 200 care packs to patients in Port Elizabeth – Port Elizabeth in the News
Shoprite donates 200 care packs to patients in Port Elizabeth: The Shoprite Group has donated 200 care packs containing hygiene essentials to patients at the Rev Dr EM Chabula-Nxiweni Field Hospital in Port Elizabeth. Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. Umhlobo Wenene listeners wants star duo back on air: Umhlobo Wenene FM listeners are demanding the return of their much-loved former presenters Phumzile Zonke and Siya Ngcangisa. They presented the once-popular weekend show Abahlali … [Read more...] about Shoprite donates 200 care packs to patients in Port Elizabeth – Port Elizabeth in the News
Shoprite donates 200 care packs to patients in Port Elizabeth – Port Elizabeth in the News
Shoprite donates 200 care packs to patients in Port Elizabeth: The Shoprite Group has donated 200 care packs containing hygiene essentials to patients at the Rev Dr EM Chabula-Nxiweni Field Hospital in Port Elizabeth. Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. Higeco More provides Energy Management System for 11 plants in South Africa: The 11 plants are located near major South African cities including Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Port Elizabeth and are operated by a beverage … [Read more...] about Shoprite donates 200 care packs to patients in Port Elizabeth – Port Elizabeth in the News
South African boerewors makers are cooking up a storm under lockdown
South Africa’s leading boerewors competition has seen a surge of high-quality entries, in spite of, or perhaps because of, the country’s ongoing lockdown. Hundreds of South Africans have already entered the competition to be SA’s No.1 Boerewors Champion in 2020, presented each year by Shoprite and Checkers. Given the number of entries received so far, it’s clear that South Africans are using the time indoors to refine their boerewors recipes. Boerewors fanatics have already submitted a … [Read more...] about South African boerewors makers are cooking up a storm under lockdown
Opportunities available at Shoprite Data Science Academy
Aspirant data scientists in their final year of study still have until the end of June to apply for a bursary for the 2020 academic year that will see them enter the Shoprite Group’s Data Science Academy in January 2021. Based in Cape Town, the academy offers a year-long programme in which apprentices have the opportunity to extract knowledge and insights from complex data sets involving sales, inventory, consumer spending and much more. A key component of this programme is the mentoring … [Read more...] about Opportunities available at Shoprite Data Science Academy
Supermarket staff clean up their communities
Some 574 staff members from Shoprite, Checkers and Usave stores in the Eastern Cape and parts of the Southern Cape removed close to 1 000 bags of waste from 104 communities this week. These are the first of quarterly cleanup events planned for this year, where employees from the Shoprite Group across various locations in the Eastern and Southern Cape give back to their community by keeping their immediate environment clean. The Group was the first among the retailers to organise regular … [Read more...] about Supermarket staff clean up their communities
Shoprite’s money saving hacks ahead of #Budget2020
As finance minister Tito Mboweni invites tips for his upcoming budget speech, Shoprite has a few tips of its own to help cash-strapped South Africans stretch their hard-earned cash a little further. 1. Start saving every month Plan for future purchases such as birthdays, holidays and of course the back-to-school period by buying Savings Stamps in units of just R10 or R20 every month. Stamps can be bought, and redeemed, at any Shoprite, Checkers or Usave across South Africa. 2. Buy private … [Read more...] about Shoprite’s money saving hacks ahead of #Budget2020
Mega Black Friday deals at Shoprite & Checkers
Shoprite and Checkers today released its 2019 Black Friday deals, offering customers meaningful, deep discounts on various grocery and household essentials ahead of the fast-approaching holiday period. With Checkers being the first supermarket to bring Black Friday to South Africa in 2014, the retail group can lean on five years of experience to ensure its customers derive maximum benefit from this year’s promotion. “We will again stay true to the Black Friday tradition: one day of … [Read more...] about Mega Black Friday deals at Shoprite & Checkers
Shoprite Hyper Stinks
Dear MyPE I am writing to you to express my utter disgust at the overwhelming stench outside Shoprite Hyper, Greenacres. I have walked past there twice this week, and felt ill both times. It is indescribable. There have been strong urine odours there in the past, but at present it is horrendous. It is as though individuals are doing more than just urinating these days. Where are the health inspectors? Where is the centre management? It is an absolute disgrace, and I daresay a major health … [Read more...] about Shoprite Hyper Stinks
Shoprite & Checkers ready for this year’s Black Friday bonanza
Shoprite, Checkers and Checkers Hyper stores served 125 customers per second on Black Friday in 2018. Checkers is the most experienced South African supermarket in the Black Friday game, after being the first food retailer to introduce this one-day sales promotion locally in 2014. Africa’s largest retailer is gearing up for its 6th Black Friday sales bonanza on Friday, 29 November 2019 when both Shoprite and Checkers customers will be able to stock up for the fast-approaching holiday … [Read more...] about Shoprite & Checkers ready for this year’s Black Friday bonanza
Shoprite gets behind drought-relief efforts in Eastern and Northern Cape
The persistent drought in the Northern and Eastern Cape shows no signs of abating and so the Shoprite Group is reaching out to hard-hit communities through a number of initiatives. The Group has made available R50 000 for a donation of animal feed to affected farmers. Additionally, contributions to its #ActForChange Fund will all go to Gift of the Givers, the retailer’s implementation partner helping distraught communities trying to cope with the worst drought in living memory. Shoprite’s … [Read more...] about Shoprite gets behind drought-relief efforts in Eastern and Northern Cape
How a school garden is feeding young minds and stomachs
The Johan Hus Primary School is a small school situated at the foot of the picturesque Tsitsikamma Mountains in Humansdorp in the Eastern Cape. Here learners not only learn about the environment in a hands-on manner, but the crops they grow are also used in the school kitchen to feed all the pupils. Oom Georgie Botha (60), who has been the caretaker at the school for 10 years, has been gardening since he was eight years old and he keeps the school garden going with help from the learners and … [Read more...] about How a school garden is feeding young minds and stomachs
