EDITORIAL: SA’s retailers are keeping the nation fed
In contrast, government is failing in its duty to provide sustenance to children and the poor
21 October 2020 - 22:00
Full marks to retailers for lending a hand in alleviating a pressing problem facing many South Africans when they were ordered to stay away from work during the harshest period of the lockdown: hunger.
It is easy to view retailers — Pick n Pay, Woolworths, Spar and Shoprite — only as listed stocks or outlets where one goes grocery shopping. ..
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