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Retail trade sales decreased by 1.6% in March 2023 compared with March 2022, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Wednesday.
COSMETICS

Consumer spending muted in December, retail data shows

Pharmaceuticals and medical goods, cosmetics and toiletries as well as hardware, paint and glass were the biggest drag on growth

  • Anathi Madubela
1 min read
South African retail trade sales recorded an eighth consecutive month of year-on-year decline in July, contracting 1.8%. (Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
COSMETICS

Retail sales contract in October

Hardware, paint and glass, pharmaceuticals and medical goods, as well as cosmetics and toiletries were the biggest drag on growth

  • Anathi Madubela
1 min read
Giwusa’s accusation against L’Oréal comes in the wake of the level-three reopening of the economy, which will send millions of workers back to work — increasing the chance of Covid-19 spreading in workplaces. (Graphic: John McCann/M&G)
BEHAVIOURAL CHANGE

L’Oréal workers demand a shutdown of local plant, citing Covid-19 exposure

The French cosmetics company’s Midrand plant has recorded 16 Covid-19 cases in two weeks

  • Sarah Smit
6 min read
(John McCann/M&G)
COSMETICS

Microplastic pollution on tap in SA

Particulates, prevalent in cosmetic and household products, and are now in our food chain

  • Tshegofatso Mathe
5 min read
Microbeads were only some of the microplastics that the study found in rivers, boreholes and tap water. (The Science Explorer)
COSMETICS

Government considers ban on microbeads after water is found to be contaminated

No studies have been done on the health effects of ingested microplastics on humans

  • Melanie Gosling
4 min read
COSMETICS

Make-up tax: Prettifying comes at a pretty price

More and more women are not batting an eyelash at paying hundreds of rands for make-up and cosmetics.

  • Thalia Holmes
6 min read