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A place where everyone matters and feels included.\nWe are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally.\nPlease take note that by responding to this application and providing your personal information, you confirm your express and informed consent for Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd and all its subsidiaries and affiliates companies to process your personal information for the Company to consider your application for this position. All Personal Information which you provide to the Company will be used and/or retained only for the purposes for which it is collected, whereafter it will be permanently destroyed. Your information is only retained if it is required by law or where you have given consent to us to retain such information for an extended period.\nIf you don’t hear from us within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful. 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