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Farmers work at a cocoa farm in Daloa, Ivory Coast, 3 October 2023. Reuters/Ange Aboa/File Photo

EU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visitAnge Aboa

Nigerian competition watchdog fines British American Tobacco $110m

By MacDonald Dzirutwe 28 Dec 2023

File photo: Customers walk inside the Carrefour hypermarket at the Two Rivers Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, 8 April 2019. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

Carrefour's Kenya franchisee says it will appeal $7.2m penalty

By Duncan Miriri 20 Dec 2023

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Africa: tax implications of digital transformation in the consumer goods and retail sector

Jana Botha and Prenisha Govender 5 Oct 2021

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Rooibos tea: EU protection is good news for South African agriculture

29 Jun 2021

To ban or not to ban plastic shopping bags? Implications and proposed solutions

Asphat Muposhi, Mercy Mpinganjira, Marius Wait 23 Jun 2021

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

8 Jun 2021

A man wearing a protective face mask walks outside a Shoprite store in Abuja, 3 Nigeria August 2020. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde

Shoprite wraps up sale of Nigerian business

2 Jun 2021

Credit: Alexander via Pexels

Commission suggests blocking R1bn acquisition of The Building Company

31 May 2021

Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

28 Apr 2021

Morocco set to legalise cannabis production for medical use

Morocco set to legalise cannabis production for medical use

26 Feb 2021

Why it pays to link products to places - and how African countries can do it

Why it pays to link products to places - and how African countries can do it

Samuel Samiai Andrews 24 Feb 2021

Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

Astrid R.N. Haas and Victoria Delbridge 27 Oct 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

There's a complex history of skin lighteners in Africa and beyond

There's a complex history of skin lighteners in Africa and beyond

Lynn M. Thomas 25 May 2020

Image source: Getty Images

What amendments to Kenya's digital tax law mean for SMEs

John Syekei, Nikhil Hira, Denis Magonga and Angela Mukora 26 Feb 2020

#BizTrends2020: The future of retailing in sub-Saharan Africa

#BizTrends2020: The future of retailing in sub-Saharan Africa

Christele Chokossa 8 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Africa's double-edged consumer demand

#BizTrends2020: Africa's double-edged consumer demand

Ailsa Wingfield 6 Jan 2020

Digital traders will not escape taxation. Create Jobs 51/Shutterstock

Kenya's tax on digital trade and services: what's known and not known

Mercy Muendo 9 Dec 2019

Image source: Getty Images

Unpacking the Competition Commission's Grocery Retail Market Inquiry report

Angelo Tzarevski, Ryan McKerrow and Kirsty Gibson 27 Nov 2019

Call for SA's major supermarkets to drop exclusive leases with malls

Call for SA's major supermarkets to drop exclusive leases with malls

27 Nov 2019

Alastair Tempest and Mpho Sekwele from EFSA.

EFSA launches Africa's first e-commerce Trustmark

24 Oct 2019

3 clothing brands on an ethical production journey

3 clothing brands on an ethical production journey

2 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

What do South Africans think about SA's proposed Tobacco Bill?

What do South Africans think about SA's proposed Tobacco Bill?

23 Jul 2019

How social media has become a breeding ground for counterfeit sales

How social media has become a breeding ground for counterfeit sales

7 Jun 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty Images.

When local becomes lekker for the economy

Llewellyn le Hané 6 Jun 2019

The role of rural women in making home brew: a Rwandan case study

The role of rural women in making home brew: a Rwandan case study

Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu 6 May 2019

Shopping trends mean blocking the big Sainsbury's-Asda merger may not protect customers

Shopping trends mean blocking the big Sainsbury's-Asda merger may not protect customers

Yasemin Kor 30 Apr 2019

Sellers' reputations in e-retail markets: do they matter?

Sellers' reputations in e-retail markets: do they matter?

Fabrizio Casalin 10 Apr 2019

No-deal Brexit and its impact on South African poultry

No-deal Brexit and its impact on South African poultry

22 Mar 2019

More news

Source: Ivan Samkov from

Africa: tax implications of digital transformation in the consumer goods and retail sector

Jana Botha and Prenisha Govender 5 Oct 2021

Source: miiya via

Rooibos tea: EU protection is good news for South African agriculture

29 Jun 2021

To ban or not to ban plastic shopping bags? Implications and proposed solutions

Asphat Muposhi, Mercy Mpinganjira, Marius Wait 23 Jun 2021

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

8 Jun 2021

A man wearing a protective face mask walks outside a Shoprite store in Abuja, 3 Nigeria August 2020. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde

Shoprite wraps up sale of Nigerian business

2 Jun 2021

Credit: Alexander via Pexels

Commission suggests blocking R1bn acquisition of The Building Company

31 May 2021

Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

28 Apr 2021

Morocco set to legalise cannabis production for medical use

Morocco set to legalise cannabis production for medical use

26 Feb 2021

Why it pays to link products to places - and how African countries can do it

Why it pays to link products to places - and how African countries can do it

Samuel Samiai Andrews 24 Feb 2021

Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

Astrid R.N. Haas and Victoria Delbridge 27 Oct 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

There's a complex history of skin lighteners in Africa and beyond

There's a complex history of skin lighteners in Africa and beyond

Lynn M. Thomas 25 May 2020

Image source: Getty Images

What amendments to Kenya's digital tax law mean for SMEs

John Syekei, Nikhil Hira, Denis Magonga and Angela Mukora 26 Feb 2020

#BizTrends2020: The future of retailing in sub-Saharan Africa

#BizTrends2020: The future of retailing in sub-Saharan Africa

Christele Chokossa 8 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Africa's double-edged consumer demand

#BizTrends2020: Africa's double-edged consumer demand

Ailsa Wingfield 6 Jan 2020

Digital traders will not escape taxation. Create Jobs 51/Shutterstock

Kenya's tax on digital trade and services: what's known and not known

Mercy Muendo 9 Dec 2019

Image source: Getty Images

Unpacking the Competition Commission's Grocery Retail Market Inquiry report

Angelo Tzarevski, Ryan McKerrow and Kirsty Gibson 27 Nov 2019

Call for SA's major supermarkets to drop exclusive leases with malls

Call for SA's major supermarkets to drop exclusive leases with malls

27 Nov 2019

Alastair Tempest and Mpho Sekwele from EFSA.

EFSA launches Africa's first e-commerce Trustmark

24 Oct 2019

3 clothing brands on an ethical production journey

3 clothing brands on an ethical production journey

2 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

What do South Africans think about SA's proposed Tobacco Bill?

What do South Africans think about SA's proposed Tobacco Bill?

23 Jul 2019

How social media has become a breeding ground for counterfeit sales

How social media has become a breeding ground for counterfeit sales

7 Jun 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty Images.

When local becomes lekker for the economy

Llewellyn le Hané 6 Jun 2019

The role of rural women in making home brew: a Rwandan case study

The role of rural women in making home brew: a Rwandan case study

Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu 6 May 2019

Shopping trends mean blocking the big Sainsbury's-Asda merger may not protect customers

Shopping trends mean blocking the big Sainsbury's-Asda merger may not protect customers

Yasemin Kor 30 Apr 2019

Sellers' reputations in e-retail markets: do they matter?

Sellers' reputations in e-retail markets: do they matter?

Fabrizio Casalin 10 Apr 2019

No-deal Brexit and its impact on South African poultry

No-deal Brexit and its impact on South African poultry

22 Mar 2019

Dedicated cannabis expo set for Cape Town in April

Dedicated cannabis expo set for Cape Town in April

11 Mar 2019

Liquor industry signs guidelines for good business practice for SA companies in Africa

Liquor industry signs guidelines for good business practice for SA companies in Africa

1 Mar 2019

Why the rise of digital commerce holds promise for Africa

Why the rise of digital commerce holds promise for Africa

28 Feb 2019

The diversification of retail in Kenya

The diversification of retail in Kenya

22 Feb 2019

International push to improve food safety

International push to improve food safety

18 Feb 2019

Blockchain systems are tracking food safety and origins

Blockchain systems are tracking food safety and origins

Nir Kshetri 30 Jan 2019

#AEC2018: Accelerating AfCFTA to create growth for Africa

#AEC2018: Accelerating AfCFTA to create growth for Africa

7 Dec 2018

#AEC2018: Africa's integration is no longer a choice

#AEC2018: Africa's integration is no longer a choice

5 Dec 2018

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Jake Bicknell, Eleanor Slade and Matthew Struebig 19 Nov 2018

Jumia welcomes framework for e-commerce regulation in Nigeria

Jumia welcomes framework for e-commerce regulation in Nigeria

14 Nov 2018

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