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Trevor Noah
lifestyle

‘Best city in the world’: Trevor Noah tells fans to visit CPT [watch]

Trevor Noah
Celeb News

Trolleys to Table Mountain: Trevor Noah spotted in public again

Trevor Noah
Celeb News

Star shopper: Fan spots Trevor Noah in Checkers [photo]

Trevor Noah
Celeb News

‘Best city in the world’: Trevor Noah tells fans to visit CPT [watch]

Trevor Noah
Celeb News

Trolleys to Table Mountain: Trevor Noah spotted in public again

Trevor Noah
Celeb News

Star shopper: Fan spots Trevor Noah in Checkers [photo]

Pet
Lifestyle

Progress! Woolies, Checkers & more to add lily pet label warning

By Megan van den Heever04-02-2023 22:17

Retailers like Woolworths, Pick n Pay and Checkers have promised to label all toxic plants after a pet owner tweeted about her cat’s death…

South Africans retrun to SA
Lifestyle

Champagne and steak: Cheeky Checkers ad targets SA expats

By Lorne Philpot29-01-2023 17:45

Checkers’ latest ad campaign is a creative and clever ploy to lure South Africans living in the UK and Australia to return to homesoil.

Woolworths
Offbeat

Woolworths posts cheeky reply to Checkers’ British and Australian adverts

By Garrin Lambley29-01-2023 08:45

‘We all know who the ex-pats really miss’ – Woolworths cheeky response to Checkers’ British and Australian adverts.

Checkers
News

Checkers advertises in London and Sydney newspapers: despite having no stores there

By Portia Chamapiwa27-01-2023 16:59

Checkers reminds South Africans living in the UK and Australia, that our country is a great place to live and makes living here even better.

Checkers Sixty60 win
Video

WIN in The South African’s Checkers Sixty60 festive fun competition. Every entry to date!

By Garrin Lambley22-12-2022 06:51

To put more cheer into your festive season, The South African is giving its readers the opportunity to get creative – and WIN!

Shoprite Woolies Checkers Groceries
Lifestyle

Low-income households spend R331 more on basic food items

By Thandeka Mthethwa17-10-2022 16:57

A comparison of three retailers showed the cheapest milk option is the Pick n Pay label brand while Woolworths’ milk costs R24 more.

Game meat
Lifestyle

Retail stores to offer more game meat — thanks to new SA laws

By Nokuthula Ngcobo15-09-2022 16:32

Woolworths, Shoprite and Checkers are looking to develop their game meat options as new laws could formalise the game meat industry in SA.

Little Shop
Lifestyle

Checkers ‘Little Shop 3’ duplicates? You can now swop or sell them

By Megan van den Heever25-08-2022 16:39

If you’re struggling to collect all 24 mini-collectables in the Checkers Little Shop promotion, read ahead on tips to get the full range.

Woolworths
Lifestyle

Data shows Woolworths is ‘cheapest’ grocer: Tweeps unconvinced

By Megan van den Heever23-08-2022 21:03

‘Does anyone go into Woolworths for basic food items?’: One tweep asked after the retailer emerged in a top spot of a price comparison.

Shoprite checkers tuna
News

Something fishy! Shoprite, Checkers are recalling THIS popular product…

By Tom Head29-05-2022 09:00

Shoppers are being advised to check their cupboards this week, after both Shoprite and Checkers issued a major product recall.

Hot cross buns: We put four retailers to the test in our taste review
Lifestyle

Easter eats: We taste-tested the best hot cross buns sold in shops

By Megan van den Heever14-04-2022 09:48

We put hot cross buns – traditionally eaten during Easter – to the taste test after sampling the spicy treats from four major retailers.

Checkers, Sixty60 app, Eskom, loadshedding, south africa, funny news
News

Checkers shares Eskom range – Here’s what’s in a ‘load shedding basket’

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty11-03-2022 16:30

Checkers decided to shade embattled power utility Eskom in the most hilarious way through their Sixty60 app and its categories.

Checkers gunning for Woolworth
Lifestyle

Checkers gunning for Woolworths experience with high-end stores

By Erene Roux09-09-2021 15:14

The Checkers FreshX stores will be competing with Woolworths, which has a tight grip on the premium retail market.

Checkers Rush
Business & Finance

Checkers Rush: SA’s first cashless and automated store is being trialled in Cape Town

By Storm Simpson19-08-2021 11:21

The Shoprite Group is trialling Checkers Rush – the first cashless and cashierless shop in SA – at its offices in Cape Town.

Wine
Wine

SA retail group’s exclusive new wine range to help struggling winemakers

By Mia Russell24-03-2021 14:25

Shoprite and Checkers are introducing a quirky new wine range to give the country’s struggling wine industry a welcome boost.

workers Food prices of 12 basic items cheaper at Checkers
News

Food prices: Checkers is cheapest, new survey shows

By Lyse Comins18-03-2021 12:30

Shopping around for the best food prices definitely pays off as this latest survey of 12 monthly grocery essentials reveals.

Black Friday: The best deals o
Lifestyle

Black Friday: The best deals on offer at Checkers, Pick N Pay, and Woolies

By Tom Head18-11-2020 18:11

After the year we’ve had, a bit of retail therapy might just do the trick. Here’s what Checkers, Pick N Pay, and Woolies already have on offer.

Clicks EFF
News

EFF to meet with Clicks while DA lament boycott of TRESemmé products

By Dan Meyer09-09-2020 18:10

EFF leader Julius Malema will hold crunch talks with Clicks CEO Vikesh Ramsunder on Thursday in the hope of resolving the ongoing spat.

TRESemmé Makro Dis-Chem
News

Checkers remove TRESemmé products from shelves following ad uproar

By Dan Meyer09-09-2020 14:35

TRESemmé products have been removed from the shelves of Checkers stores around the country, with Clicks having done the same.

Checkers Little Garden is back
Lifestyle

Checkers Little Garden is back with locally-produced seedling kits

By Erene Roux24-08-2020 14:26

Checkers recently launched its Little Garden 2 kits, due to the first project’s popularity. Here’s how to get your free seedling kit:

Bayside Checkers mourn colleagues after they lose their lives to COVID-19
News

Watch: Checkers staff mourn colleague who allegedly died of COVID-19

By Andrea Chothia27-04-2020 15:58

A video of staff at Bayside Checkers mourning the loss of a colleague who died from COVID-19 is a reality check if ever there was one.

Checkers and Pick n Pay accuse
News

Checkers and Pick n Pay accused of hiking prices during lockdown

By Tom Head08-04-2020 09:09

Unfortunately, we’ve seen a flood of complaints online blaming the likes of Checkers and Pick n Pay for hiking prices – here are their responses.

Pilchards shoprite checkers
Lifestyle

Pilchards recalled: If you’ve bought one of these tins, don’t eat the fish

By Tom Head23-02-2020 19:25

There is something fishy about a number of tinned pilchards that were put on sale across South Africa this week. Here are the offending items to avoid.

South Africa global wealth report
Lifestyle

Best Black Friday deals: Woolworths vs Checkers vs PnP vs Spar

By Tom Head22-11-2019 11:46

It’s the battle of the supermarkets: Ahead of Black Friday, Woolworths, Checkers, Pick n Pay and Spar are already running some jaw-dropping offers.

CIT Guard Free State
Video

Heroic CIT guard fends off three armed robbers in all-out gunfight [video]

By Tom Head07-05-2019 13:37

This is some outstanding bravery from a CIT guard in Free State: He stands his ground, despite a hail of bullets, and sends the thugs packing.

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