Pharmacy chain Dis-Chem has been found guilty of price gouging and fined R1.2 million.The competition watchdog received complaints about excessive pricing for face masks. The Competition Tribunal described the prices as "utterly unreasonable". Pharmacy chain Dis-Chem has been found guilty by the Competition Tribunal of price gouging, and fined R1.2 million, for hiking the cost of surgical face…
Dis-Chem denied NUPSAW's allegations it did not follow health and safety protocols after Johannesburg employees tested positive.NUPSAW said it suspected merchandise from the warehouse being distributed was contaminated – a claim Dis-Chem also denied."We have adhered to all requirements throughout the lockdown period across the entire company," Dis-Chem said.Dis-Chem has denied allegations put forward by…
A union demands Dis-chem test its employees working for a company warehouse. Valentina Russanov/Getty Images The National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers plans to shut down a Dis-Chem warehouse following multiple positive Covid-19 cases.Nupsaw claims the company has not carried out adequate screening and tracing processes.Dis-Chem says it has adhered to all requirements…
Four companies control about 80 percent of the U.S. beef market, and there is no reason to believe that any of them are satisfied with their share. Published: April 05, 2026, 8:00 am The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) reported that Listeria monocytogenes was the most frequent cause of outbreaks it investigated during fiscal year
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States are paying contractors such as Deloitte, Accenture, and Optum millions of dollars to help them comply with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — a law that will strip safety-net health and food benefits from millions. State governments rely on such companies to design and operate computer systems that assess whether low-income people qualify