The Shoprite Group of Companies

Samkelwa Yibe joined the Group after our bursary programme funded her Advanced Diploma in Retail Business Management and Post Graduate Diploma in Supply Chain Management from Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Now a Global Sourcing Coordinator, Samkelwa is looking forward to an even brighter future in the Buying and Procurement space. Ambitious students enrolled for degree studies are encouraged to apply for our comprehensive bursary programme before 30 April 2025. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dBeCVPeW     #LetsActForChange #RetailCareers #WorkThatMatters #ShopriteGroupBursary   

Checkers has the best traditional and trendy hot cross buns in South Africa according to TWO independent panels that compared the Easter bakes of the country’s largest food retailers. 🏆 News24 South Africa tasters agreed that the fresh, perfectly balanced flavors, sweet glaze and generous scattering of raisins made The Bakery Traditional Hot Cross Buns deserving of the top spot, while the Sunday Times crowned the Forage and Feast Triple Chocolate Hot Cross Buns the number one chocolate bun for their irresistible taste, texture, and gooey melted chocolaty insides. This is how News24 voted 🔒: https://lnkd.in/dVQCUYXK    Here are Sunday Times’ results 🔒: https://lnkd.in/dszj7MKW    #Checkers #ForageAndFeast #HotCrossBuns #TasteTest 

Morongoa Makhafola took a leap of faith, leaving her BSc studies to pursue a career in logistics and supply chain management. Our bursary programme funded her BCom and Honours degrees in Logistics Management from the University of Johannesburg. Now a Planning Manager, Morongoa plays a key role in our world-class supply chain. Apply for our comprehensive bursary programme today and get the support you need to build a successful career. Applications close on 30 April 2025. https://lnkd.in/dBeCVPeW    #LetsActForChange #RetailCareers #WorkThatMatters #ShopriteGroupBursary   

Jumping on this worldwide trend to acknowledge the hundreds of community heroes across South Africa who tend to food gardens, drive our fleet of Mobile Soup Kitchens and feed young minds at early childhood development centres. #ChatGPT #AI #ActionFigure #Heroes #LetsActForChange

Our Shoprite and Checkers private label products scooped first place in seven categories at the 2025 SA Dairy Championships, including our newly launched Forage and Feast Double Cream Yoghurt Green Melon & Mint. Congratulations to our product development teams and producers who continue to raise the bar, delivering only the best quality for our customers. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dJ23GNjb #ShopriteGroup #SADairyAwards #SADairyChamps 

📢 Read all about it! South Africa’s strongest brand, the state of our country’s SMMEs, Shoprite Sixty60, inspirational career moves and more...it’s all in the April issue of our newsletter. Share your thoughts in the comments about the stories you'd like to see next. And remember to subscribe.

This Market Day almost 60 community food gardens sold their fresh, organically grown produce directly to customers at selected Shoprite and Checkers supermarkets across South Africa and at our Home Office in Brackenfell. Launched in 2017, the initiative provides community food gardens with an opportunity to gain valuable retail experience, generate income and showcase their dedication to sustainable agriculture. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dnjgsjiZ #ShopriteGroup #MarketDay #FoodSecurity 

24-year-old Atlegang Mpa joined the Group in 2024 as a Trainee Accountant after our bursary funded her Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting from the University of the Witwatersrand. Now in her second year of SAICA training at Africa’s largest retailer, Atlegang is on track to achieving her dream of becoming a CA(SA). Applications for our bursary programme for the 2025/26 academic years are open until 30 April 2025. Don’t miss this opportunity to kick-start your career! Read more: https://lnkd.in/dBeCVPeW #ShopriteGroup #RetailCareers #CareersThatMatter

While 51.2% of SMMEs in South Africa are male-owned, women are more likely to own smaller businesses and face greater barriers when trying to scale.   These and other insights gathered in a survey of 800 local SMME owners are revealed in a new report published by the Shoprite Group in partnership with World Wide Worx’s Arthur Goldstuck. "SMMEs are vital for economic growth and job creation, especially in a country with some of the highest unemployment levels in the world. Our objective with this report is to gain deeper insights into how best we can further support and equip South Africa’s diverse SMME sector to overcome systemic barriers and ultimately to create a more inclusive economy,” explains Maude Modise CA(SA), Enterprise and Government Relations Executive at the Group.   Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/diPjtte3 #ShopriteGroup #SMMEReport25 #TheStateOfTheSMME

Brandon McLeod Weir (24) joined the Group after receiving a bursary to complete his BCom in Supply Chain Management from the University of Pretoria in 2022. Now an Exports Distribution Centre (DC) Manager, Brandon is building the career of his dreams at Africa’s largest retailer.   Our bursaries offer much more than financial support, ensuring students are well equipped to develop successful careers in the retail sector. In the last financial year, our bursary programme funded more than 230 students at an investment of over R19 million.      Applications for the 2025/26 academic years are open and will close on 30 April 2025.  Read more and apply: https://lnkd.in/dBeCVPeW #ShopriteGroup #RetailCareers #WorkThatMatters