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Checkers is a supermarket retailer owned by Shoprite that operates in Southern Africa. By 2024, Checkers had 293 Checkers and 38 Checkers Hyper operating in Botswana, South Africa, and Namibia. The supermarket chain focuses more strongly on fresh produce and offers a wider range of choice food items to a more affluent clientele.
In 2004, Cape Town was listed as one of the top five international tourist destinations. [47] Fifty percent of international tourists to South Africa visit the Western Cape. The province's overall share of South Africa's tourism sector by gross expenditure is 24 percent [8] and totalling R23.1 billion (US$1.8 billion) in 2017. [13]
In 2018, South Africa produced 19.3 million tonnes of sugarcane (14th largest producer in the world), 12.5 million tonnes of maize (12th largest producer in the world) 1.9 million tons of grape (11th largest producer in the world), 1.7 million tons of orange (11th largest producer in the world) and 397 thousand tons of pear (7th largest producer in the world).
The Philippi Horticultural Area provides up to 80% of Cape Town's fresh produce. [7] Continuing urban development within the horticultural area has been controversial amid concerns that it will have a negative impact on food sustainability within Cape Town broadly.
In Cape Town specifically, supermarkets rely directly on fresh produce from the nearby farm area. [26] Climate change affects the production of food, and it can also damage capital assets that affect accessibility and utilization. [26] Specifically in Cape Town, access to food deserts does not change their severity. [26]
The Company's Garden is the oldest garden in South Africa, a park and heritage site located in central Cape Town. [1] The garden was originally created in the 1650s by the region's first European settlers and provided fertile ground to grow fresh produce to replenish ships rounding the Cape.
Pioneer Foods is a South African packaged goods company which in March 2020 became a subsidiary of PepsiCo. [2] It operates in South Africa as well as two other African countries and exports a number of its brands globally.
The Port of Cape Town, South Africa, is situated in Table Bay. Because of its position along one of the world's busiest trade routes it is one of the busiest ports in South Africa, handling the largest amount of fresh fruit and second only to Durban as a container port .