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Blue Label Media partners with African Bank to roll out new corporate identity across 155 buses

Copper could cure Murray & Roberts cold after De Beers diamond cough

Lindsey Schutters

Data breach alert: Over 100,000 fake accounts linked to SA grant-fraud claim

News24 journalists take top honours in 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards

Leadership shakeup at Moderna ahead of major vaccine rollouts

Katja Hamilton

Boxer formally announces its intention to list on JSE

Global competition and local challenges shake SA maize prices

Global competition and local challenges shake SA maize prices

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Farmers urged to tackle climate risks with strategic planting

SA's wine industry focuses on sustainability, innovation for future growth

SA's wine industry focuses on sustainability, innovation for future growth

Ghana expects recovery in cocoa production for 2024/25 season

Ghana expects recovery in cocoa production for 2024/25 seasonMaxwell Akalaare Adombila

Role of innovative financing for farmers: Lessons from Ghana's cocoa irrigation

Role of innovative financing for farmers: Lessons from Ghana's cocoa irrigation

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#YouthMatters: Portia Phohlo of Woodlands Dairy on her love of soil science, and improving farm sustainability

#YouthMatters: Portia Phohlo of Woodlands Dairy on her love of soil science, and improving farm sustainability

Robin Fredericks 24 Jun 2021

As some farmers hit climate limits, bolder steps needed to survive

As some farmers hit climate limits, bolder steps needed to survive

Megan Rowling 24 Jun 2021

Wine industry asked to submit comments on statutory measures

Wine industry asked to submit comments on statutory measures

23 Jun 2021

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US-based WPF releases video series to help Africa's farmers improve poultry production

22 Jun 2021

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Amendments to the National Estuarine Management Protocol published

22 Jun 2021

UCook and Faithful to Nature acquire Granadilla Eats

21 Jun 2021

Charting a course for the next 20 years of CyberCellar

Charting a course for the next 20 years of CyberCellar

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Jun 2021

Small towns are collapsing across South Africa. How it's starting to affect farming

Small towns are collapsing across South Africa. How it's starting to affect farming

Wandile Sihlobo 21 Jun 2021

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Department allocates 15% of squid catch to small-scale fisheries

18 Jun 2021

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Alcohol industry laments restrictions on off-consumption sales

17 Jun 2021

Ghana's farmers aren't all seeing the fruits of a Green Revolution

Ghana's farmers aren't all seeing the fruits of a Green Revolution

17 Jun 2021

Meet the Moroccan women making argan oil for the beauty industry

Meet the Moroccan women making argan oil for the beauty industry

Ahmed Eljechtimi and Abdelhak Belhaki 15 Jun 2021

Limited funding, access to land constraining young farmers

Limited funding, access to land constraining young farmers

15 Jun 2021

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

14 Jun 2021

Feeding Africa from Africa: Smallholder farmers to leverage on AfCFTA

Feeding Africa from Africa: Smallholder farmers to leverage on AfCFTA

Busani Bafana 14 Jun 2021

What does the impact of the lower contribution to GDP mean for agriculture?

What does the impact of the lower contribution to GDP mean for agriculture?

Paul Makube 11 Jun 2021

Deforestation is driven by global markets

Deforestation is driven by global markets

Ruben Valbuena and Thomas Lovejoy 11 Jun 2021

Luxury fashion label Chanel invests $25m in new climate adaptation fund

Luxury fashion label Chanel invests $25m in new climate adaptation fund

Michael Taylor 11 Jun 2021

Ivory Coast sells 2021/2022 cocoa contracts after wrangle over premium

Ivory Coast sells 2021/2022 cocoa contracts after wrangle over premium

Ange Aboa 10 Jun 2021

Big irrigation projects in Africa have failed to deliver. What's needed next

Big irrigation projects in Africa have failed to deliver. What's needed next

Tom Higginbottom, Roshan Adhikari and Timothy Foster 10 Jun 2021

North West govt intervenes in Clover factory closure

North West govt intervenes in Clover factory closure

10 Jun 2021

WPF releases training video series for Africa's poultry farmers

WPF releases training video series for Africa's poultry farmers

9 Jun 2021

Last call for applications for AGCO Africa's agribusiness qualification

Last call for applications for AGCO Africa's agribusiness qualification

8 Jun 2021

South African Breweries turns investment taps back on for home market

South African Breweries turns investment taps back on for home market

Nqobile Dludla 8 Jun 2021

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

8 Jun 2021

Report reveals soil pollution as one of the world's major challenges for ecosystem restoration

Report reveals soil pollution as one of the world's major challenges for ecosystem restoration

7 Jun 2021

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Anja Gassner, Philip Dobie and Terry Sunderland 7 Jun 2021

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Department, emerging farmers talk water challenges

7 Jun 2021

Goodleaf merges with Highlands Investments to create R650m cannabis company

Goodleaf merges with Highlands Investments to create R650m cannabis company

4 Jun 2021

Informal food markets: What it takes to make them safer

Informal food markets: What it takes to make them safer

Silvia Alonso Alvarez, Delia Grace and Hung Nguyen-Viet 4 Jun 2021

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As some farmers hit climate limits, bolder steps needed to survive

As some farmers hit climate limits, bolder steps needed to survive

Megan Rowling 24 Jun 2021

Source: ©wdnet via

US-based WPF releases video series to help Africa's farmers improve poultry production

22 Jun 2021

Ghana's farmers aren't all seeing the fruits of a Green Revolution

Ghana's farmers aren't all seeing the fruits of a Green Revolution

17 Jun 2021

Meet the Moroccan women making argan oil for the beauty industry

Meet the Moroccan women making argan oil for the beauty industry

Ahmed Eljechtimi and Abdelhak Belhaki 15 Jun 2021

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Wine industry asked to submit comments on statutory measures

Wine industry asked to submit comments on statutory measures

23 Jun 2021

Source: Photo by Kelly Lacy from

Amendments to the National Estuarine Management Protocol published

22 Jun 2021

UCook and Faithful to Nature acquire Granadilla Eats

21 Jun 2021

Charting a course for the next 20 years of CyberCellar

Charting a course for the next 20 years of CyberCellar

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Jun 2021

Small towns are collapsing across South Africa. How it's starting to affect farming

Small towns are collapsing across South Africa. How it's starting to affect farming

Wandile Sihlobo 21 Jun 2021

Source: ©Jarungthip Jarin via

Department allocates 15% of squid catch to small-scale fisheries

18 Jun 2021

Source: ©Dmytro Skorobogatov via

Alcohol industry laments restrictions on off-consumption sales

17 Jun 2021

Limited funding, access to land constraining young farmers

Limited funding, access to land constraining young farmers

15 Jun 2021

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

14 Jun 2021

Feeding Africa from Africa: Smallholder farmers to leverage on AfCFTA

Feeding Africa from Africa: Smallholder farmers to leverage on AfCFTA

Busani Bafana 14 Jun 2021

What does the impact of the lower contribution to GDP mean for agriculture?

What does the impact of the lower contribution to GDP mean for agriculture?

Paul Makube 11 Jun 2021

Deforestation is driven by global markets

Deforestation is driven by global markets

Ruben Valbuena and Thomas Lovejoy 11 Jun 2021

Luxury fashion label Chanel invests $25m in new climate adaptation fund

Luxury fashion label Chanel invests $25m in new climate adaptation fund

Michael Taylor 11 Jun 2021

Ivory Coast sells 2021/2022 cocoa contracts after wrangle over premium

Ivory Coast sells 2021/2022 cocoa contracts after wrangle over premium

Ange Aboa 10 Jun 2021

Big irrigation projects in Africa have failed to deliver. What's needed next

Big irrigation projects in Africa have failed to deliver. What's needed next

Tom Higginbottom, Roshan Adhikari and Timothy Foster 10 Jun 2021

North West govt intervenes in Clover factory closure

North West govt intervenes in Clover factory closure

10 Jun 2021

WPF releases training video series for Africa's poultry farmers

WPF releases training video series for Africa's poultry farmers

9 Jun 2021

Last call for applications for AGCO Africa's agribusiness qualification

Last call for applications for AGCO Africa's agribusiness qualification

8 Jun 2021

South African Breweries turns investment taps back on for home market

South African Breweries turns investment taps back on for home market

Nqobile Dludla 8 Jun 2021

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

8 Jun 2021

Report reveals soil pollution as one of the world's major challenges for ecosystem restoration

Report reveals soil pollution as one of the world's major challenges for ecosystem restoration

7 Jun 2021

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Anja Gassner, Philip Dobie and Terry Sunderland 7 Jun 2021

feraugustodesign via

Department, emerging farmers talk water challenges

7 Jun 2021

Goodleaf merges with Highlands Investments to create R650m cannabis company

Goodleaf merges with Highlands Investments to create R650m cannabis company

4 Jun 2021

Informal food markets: What it takes to make them safer

Informal food markets: What it takes to make them safer

Silvia Alonso Alvarez, Delia Grace and Hung Nguyen-Viet 4 Jun 2021

Aerobotics becomes an associate member of Samac

Aerobotics becomes an associate member of Samac

4 Jun 2021

Wine exports to China? How to navigate trade mark territory...

Wine exports to China? How to navigate trade mark territory...

Donvay Wegierski 3 Jun 2021

Global food prices rise at rapid pace in May

Global food prices rise at rapid pace in May

3 Jun 2021

Pests on the march as climate change fans spread of crop destroyers

Pests on the march as climate change fans spread of crop destroyers

Nita Bhalla 3 Jun 2021

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SA pome fruit sector set for record exports in 2021

2 Jun 2021

Expropriation Bill aims to bring SA in line with global land ownership policies

Expropriation Bill aims to bring SA in line with global land ownership policies

Virusha Subban and Cameron Jeffrey 2 Jun 2021

Halaal certification and consumer trust

Halaal certification and consumer trust

Sameer Parker 2 Jun 2021

Developing a business plan to assist in the development of Livestock Identification and Traceability System

Developing a business plan to assist in the development of Livestock Identification and Traceability System

Enterprises University of Pretoria 1 Jun 2021

Botswana suspends some SA animal, meat imports

Botswana suspends some SA animal, meat imports

Brian Benza 1 Jun 2021

FMD outbreak detected in KwaZulu-Natal

FMD outbreak detected in KwaZulu-Natal

31 May 2021

Fruit industry strengthened by new SU Research Chair for Dr Elke Crouch

Fruit industry strengthened by new SU Research Chair for Dr Elke Crouch

Engela Duvenage 31 May 2021