Cop arrested for killing robber

A police officer who killed a robber in a shoot-out at a fast food outlet has been arrested for murder, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate says.

• KwaZulu-Natal cop killers arrested
• Manhunt launched for cop killers
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KFC investigated after food scare

KFC's Chinese customers say they will continue to support the fast food chain, despite a government food safety investigation which has hit sales and the firms's share price.

• Afgri to supply chickens to KFC
• KFC firm to expand African footprint
• Yum forecasts profit rise led by China
• KFC warns of fake advert
• Yum acquires 68 KFC restaurants
• More KFC stores on the way - report

KFC allows non-halaal food at work

Employees at Kentucky Fried Chicken halaal branches in KwaZulu-Natal will now be allowed to bring their own food to work.

• KFC facing 2nd complaint over lunch
• KFC fires man over non-halaal food
• KFC to re-employ man after lunch incident

KFC to re-employ man after lunch incident

A man who was dismissed from an Empangeni KFC outlet after taking non-halaal food to work must be reinstated, the CCMA has ruled.

• KFC apologises for racist anthem
• Probe racist anthem - ANC
• KFC fires man over non-halaal food

KFC apologises for racist anthem

Chicken outlet KFC has apologised for an offensive version of the national anthem that was played in one of its shops in Cape Town, saying it was an isolated incident.

• Probe racist anthem - ANC
• Racist anthem not yum

Racist anthem not yum

A Cape Town man buying a meal at a KFC branch in the city bowl was shocked when a “vulgar, profane” version of the national anthem blasted out over the music system, a report says.

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KFC ordered to pay $8.3m to girl

Fast food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken has been ordered to pay $8.3m to an Australian girl who suffered severe brain damage and was paralysed after eating a chicken wrap.

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• KFC sued over dodgy chicken

Afgri to supply chickens to KFC

Afgri Poultry, the broiler producing and processing arm of Afgri, has been appointed a third supplier to chicken restaurant chain KFC.

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• Afgri to pay millions after grain deal
• Agribusiness prospects looking up
• Afgri plans to acquire Pride Milling
• Afgri confident on higher grain prices

KFC firm to expand African footprint

US fast-food giant Yum Brands plans to open 130 new KFC stores in Africa this year, bringing its presence on the continent to 1 000 restaurants, a reports says.

• Yum forecasts profit rise led by China
• KFC outlets to double in Africa
• More KFC stores on the way - report
• KFC warns of fake advert
• African outlets boost Famous Brands
• Famous Brands to dish up pap and vleis

John Travolta gets snubbed by KFC

John Travolta's request to reserve a table at a KFC restaurant in England has been turned down because staff did not believe it was him.

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More KFC stores on the way - report

Yum Brands plans to add 250 of its Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants in SA by 2015, bringing its total to 850, according to a newspaper report.

• KFC outlets to double in Africa
• Chicken firm accused of short cuts
• Astral earnings up 31%, revenue dips

Crowds flock to Test cricket

Spectators are flocking to Test match cricket this summer to see the world's number one and two-ranked test teams battle it out.

• Beware Durban jinx, SA!
• Kallis, Morkel ranked No 3
• SA have 'first change' issue

Singapore chickens out on protest

A US animal rights activist says he was prevented by police from staging a one-man protest in a chicken suit at a KFC outlet in Singapore.

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Steve races after armed robbers

Singer Steve Hofmeyr has told how he chased after a gang of six armed robbers who held up a KFC as he and his girlfriend and two young sons were placing an order.