Business Watch
Business Watch is a daily feature on East Coast Radio - on-air at 06:40 every weekday. It covers local business-related events. The feature is hosted by economist and award-winning radio producer, WR Van Der Merwe.
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- 42
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- Sep 9, 2026
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- Jul 6, 2026
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Shoprite expands into payments and coffee with strategic acquisitions (opens the original)
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KZN-born Boxer opens its 600th store as growth story continues (opens the original)
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Ingwe Property Group's Noeleen Naidoo recognised among Africa's top women in property (opens the original)
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Recycling partnership targets 13,000 tonnes of plastic recovery in KZN (opens the original)
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Bidvest invests R2.5bn in Richards Bay and SA slaps duties on Chinese steel imports (opens the original)
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