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South Africa's data leak and privacy watchdog cuts its teeth South Africa's Information Regulator is flexing its muscles, slapping its own government department and a major JSE-listed company with enforcement notices in the span of four months. Dis-Chem received an enforcement notice in August...

Dis-Chem ordered to fix security problems or face R10-million fine after data breach The Information Regulator has served an enforcement notice on Dis-Chem Pharmacies after finding the company had not done enough to secure its customers' private data. This comes after Dis-Chem revealed that...

South Africa's retail CEO salaries compared to shareholder returns Dis-Chem CEO Ivan Leon Saltzman achieved the best shareholder returns for every rand earned, while Pick n Pay CEO Pieter Boone performed the worst. Executive compensation has been a hotly debated issue for many years. Workers...

Not posting in News section as not confirmed (yet), but an alleged letter from Dis-Chem's CEO is making waves on social media .... Has been shared by some credible sources though. Legit? Mod note: confirmation...

Dis-Chem sees online shopping surge Dis-Chem has seen online orders surge from between 6,000 and 8,000 a month at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic to around 89,000, logistics provider Picup has announced. Dis-Chem published its reviewed and condensed annual results on Monday, noting that...

Dis-Chem data breach — 3.7 million client records exposed Dis-Chem Pharmacies has revealed that nearly 3.7 million of its clients' records were compromised during an incident involving a third-party service provider. The pharmacy group explained that it had a contract with the third-party...

Dis-Chem launches WhatsApp platform Dis-Chem has selected Clickatell as the provider for its WhatsApp chat commerce platform, the companies announced on Thursday. “Dis-Chem customers can now quickly and easily access various services through WhatsApp by sending ‘Hi’ to 0860 347 243,”...

South Africa is shutting down many Covid-19 vaccination sites Many private Covid-19 vaccination sites in South Africa are shutting down because they are no longer financially viable. At the same time, public sites might also function at a lower capacity as the sector is shifting its attention...

Dis-Chem DeliverD 60-minute delivery service launched Dis-Chem has begun public testing of DeliverD, an online service available from its smartphone app that offers 60-minute deliveries from specific branches around the country. At the branches where the DeliverD service is available, it runs...

This is Dis-Chem's plan to provide COVID-19 vaccines in South Africa Dis-Chem will start to administer between 500 and 600 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines per site at 11 mass vaccination sites in five provinces from Monday 24 May. Dis-Chem is planning to vaccinate around 6,000 people per day...