Bottles by PnP adds Smart Shopper points to all purchases and adds 100% recycled paper bags for all Bottles deliveries Pick n Pay Smart Shoppers can now earn points on their on-demand delivery orders with the Bottles by PnP app. This makes Pick n Pay the only retailer in South Africa to offer loyalty points across all its online shopping channels. “Getting something back for their loyalty is one of the things that our customers love most about shopping with us, and now they have more ways to earn points and save,” says John Bradshaw, retail executive: Omnichannel at Pick
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Monthly Archives May 2021
WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR BUSINESSES IN AFRICA – 2021 AND BEYOND
In a context where African countries are preparing to make the continental free trade area effective, to what extent could rapid implementation, supported by trade facilitation reforms, play a key role in mitigating the severe economic consequences of Covid-19? Africa is most vulnerable to infectious diseases and digital inequality according to the latest risks report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Mercer, part of Marsh & McLennan. This results in employment and livelihood crises, youth disillusionment and economic stagnation. The Covid-19 pandemic has worsened this impact, particularly on poor and vulnerable people. Isaah Mhlanga, Executive Chief Economist at Alexander
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Tax benefits from investing wisely
By Mark Hawes, certified financial consultant at Alexander Forbes When it comes to personal finance, numerous problems are associated with managing your own money, unless you first learn and practise good habits under the guidance of a licensed financial adviser. Often, you don’t recognise the issues that are standing in your way. And if you do, you don’t necessarily know how to fix them, with the result that your financial position stops improving – and could even get worse. Using a professional service to continuously improve your financial outcomes also improves your own awareness of your wealth. Intuitively then, to
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MULTI-MANAGEMENT :TAKING THE HASSLE OUT OF INVESTING
By: Riccardo Fontanella, Head of Technical Marketing, Alexander Forbes Investments Riccardo Fontanella, Head of Technical Marketing, Alexander Forbes Investments, is available for interviews on Multi-management. Everyone’s savings journey is different, with unique circumstances, needs and aspirations. Yet, there exists a shared commonality when it comes to managing one’s investments and savings – it is not getting any easier. The reality is that carefully overseeing your savings is challenging today. The investment industry is constantly shifting and evolving at warp speed. Taking care of your money and other assets requires navigating an increasingly complex landscape. The pressures and challenges brought about
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WILD COAST SUN PROVIDES TOILETS TO NEEDY LEARNERS
Wild Coast Sun, a proud member of Sun International, has completed work on a set of new ablution blocks for a primary school in rural Bizana, Eastern Cape. The Khanyisani Senior Primary School is situated in Redoubt Village, Bizana, Eastern Cape, about an hour’s drive from the Wild Coast Sun. However, as is typical of some rural schools, it did not have proper sanitation. The 180 learners and seven teachers had to share four old-fashioned pit toilets. With the completion of the project, which started in January 2021, there are two new modern ablution facilities. One block has four flushable
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Saving the lives of abandoned babies
When Windmill Casino Banqueting coordinator Ncumisa Nokha arrives home after work, she knows to expect a lively throng in the form of her mother, sister, and nine foster siblings who live in their home. Nokha’s mother Anna Molibeli has run the Paballong Home of Safety in Bloemfontein for abused and abandoned children since 2003 inside the family home, resulting in these children – some of whom stay for years – becoming part of the family. “Our first baby was one who was just a day old – she stayed with us for five years until her mother had finished university
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Travel, income streams, saving and keeping busy in retirement
By Ettienne Bezuidenhout, certified financial planner at Alexander Forbes For most people, their biggest concern around retirement is not having enough money and how they will keep themselves occupied. Traditional wisdom says we should all save more and invest wisely. But, for those in retirement, or about to go on pension, can you do more with what you have and maybe reduce costs? Travel in retirement Most of us dream about travelling in our retirement years – and achieving this goal does not have to be exclusively for the wealthy. There are ways to fund retirement travel, such as renting
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Helping restore South Africa’s forests is target of latest Pick n Pay reusable bag
Leading up to World Environment Day 2021 on 5 June, Pick n Pay has launched its latest 100% reusable RPET bag featuring some of South Africa’s most beautiful and iconic trees, designed to bring visibility and awareness to the country’s important forest ecosystems and the preservation of these. Partnering with NPO Greenpop for the latest limited-edition range, the bags are part of a collaborative series to help raise awareness and funding for worthy projects across the country. More recently, the ‘Save our Beach Huts’ RPET bag showcased the iconic beach huts in Muizenberg and St James, and profiled the project
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Old Mutual drives enhanced customer identity security with new partners
Underscoring the vital need to protect customers’ data and identity, Old Mutual is investing in the best technology with key partnerships concluded with Ping Identity, the Intelligent Identity solution for the enterprise and Altron Security. The Ping Intelligent Identity™ platform provides customers, workforce, and partners with access to cloud, mobile, SaaS and on-premises applications across the hybrid enterprise. Ping Identity’s solutions will enable Old Mutual to migrate away from their existing identity management, allowing for a dramatic change to customer experience, security and speed of delivery. Altron Security will be responsible for modernising Old Mutual’s existing identity management across digital
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R200-MILLION UNCLAIMED POINTS TO BE REDEEMED BY PICK N PAY SMART SHOPPERS
Pick n Pay is encouraging customers to use over R200-million in unredeemed Smart Shopper points – the amount unclaimed by customers in the last 12 months. These points have been accumulated from everyday swipes and bonus points, or through Pick n Pay partners, such as BP. Pick n Pay’s Smart Shopper – South Africa’s favourite loyalty programme with over 8.5 million active members – last year delivered over R3.5 billion in savings to customers through personalised discounts, instant cash-off discounts with its Smart Price, points and multi-buy deals. But accumulated points worth R200-million have yet to be claimed. The Smart
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