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Princess Mkabayi Mall in KZN officially opens its doors

V&A Waterfront welcomes Lego certified store

November set to bring higher fuel prices as official announcement looms

BrandMapp's Stuart Lowe passes away, industry pays tribute

Danette Breitenbach

Media24 starts transition to a fully digital media company

Biz Most Read Award winners October 2024

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Sappi, Agricolleges International partner for forestry education

Sappi, Agricolleges International partner for forestry education

Africa’s battle against food waste: How interventions can save 30% of produce

Africa’s battle against food waste: How interventions can save 30% of produce

The avocados arrived on 22 October 2024. Source: Supplied.

Westfalia Fruit's avocados make historic first arrival in India

John Hudson, Head of Agriculture, Nedbank Commercial Banking

It’s time to give agriculture the recognition it deservesJohn Hudson

Africa’s battle against food waste: How interventions can save 30% of produce

Africa’s battle against food waste: How interventions can save 30% of produce

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The avocados arrived on 22 October 2024. Source: Supplied.

Westfalia Fruit's avocados make historic first arrival in India

30 Oct 2024

Farmers work at a cocoa farm in Daloa, Ivory Coast, 3 October 2023. Reuters/Ange Aboa/File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

EU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visit

Ange Aboa 8 Apr 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

World food prices up in March

8 Apr 2024

Chocolate prices continue to rise

Agro-processing

Chocolate prices continue to rise

Paul Makube 8 Apr 2024

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Legislation

President assents to Correctional Services, Forestry and Agriculture Bills

5 Apr 2024

Nedbank, African Greeneurs join forces to empower 20 young agripreneurs

Agribusiness

Nedbank, African Greeneurs join forces to empower 20 young agripreneurs

5 Apr 2024

Navigating the logistics of the South African wine market

Viticulture & Oenology

Navigating the logistics of the South African wine market

Natasha Parmanand 4 Apr 2024

SA citrus exports predicted to grow despite challenges

Agro-processing

SA citrus exports predicted to grow despite challenges

4 Apr 2024

PwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

Agriculture

PwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

3 Apr 2024

Prototype spectator stand

Materials & Equipment

Lesotho to unveil Africa’s first sustainable timber stadium

2 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. In 2023, Debra Mallowah was appointed as Bayer’s first ever female lead in Africa for Crop Science, further reinforcing Bayer’s commitment to building a more equitable and diverse workforce.

Pharmaceuticals

Bayer inspires inclusion with launch of 2024 Women Empowerment Awards

2 Apr 2024

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Agro-processing

Ivory Coast to raise cocoa farmgate price by 50%

Ange Aboa 2 Apr 2024

Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism

Fishing

Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism

Mark John Costello 2 Apr 2024

Blend and bond: South Africa Wine Summit set to explore untapped global market potential

Viticulture & Oenology

Blend and bond: South Africa Wine Summit set to explore untapped global market potential

28 Mar 2024

Lancewood introduces new DIPde’lite range

FMCG

Lancewood introduces new DIPde’lite range

28 Mar 2024

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Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Sustainable redistribution of land remains crucial to human rights in South Africa, as political parties jostle for voter support

Peter Setou 27 Mar 2024

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Agriculture

Meeting the challenges of modern agriculture with skills development

Ziyanda Sibeko 27 Mar 2024

Source: WikiCommons. The common yellow commelina, one of the popular plants used to treat children.

Natural Medicine

Medicinal plants help keep children healthy in South Africa: 61 species were recorded

T Ndhlovu, A O Omotayo, A O Aremu and W Otang-Mbeng 26 Mar 2024

Agribusiness confidence for Q1 2024 dimmed by bad weather and a plethora of challenges

Agribusiness

Agribusiness confidence for Q1 2024 dimmed by bad weather and a plethora of challenges

Paul Makube 26 Mar 2024

UK invests $100m to enhance Africa's food security and trade

Food Security

UK invests $100m to enhance Africa's food security and trade

Simon Jessop 25 Mar 2024

Sappi’s Pelletin achieves feed safety assurance certification for its lignin-based animal feed additive

Agriculture

Sappi’s Pelletin achieves feed safety assurance certification for its lignin-based animal feed additive

Sappi 22 Mar 2024

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Agribusiness

Food inflation decelerates to a 25-month low

Paul Makube 22 Mar 2024

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Environment & Natural Resources

Draft National Biodiversity Economy Strategy - public comment extension

22 Mar 2024

How engineered wood can help the South African built environment decarbonise

Forestry

How engineered wood can help the South African built environment decarbonise

Roy Southey 22 Mar 2024

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Legislation

President to puff, puff, pass Cannabis Bill into law

Ramon Pereira 20 Mar 2024

South African oranges gain access to Vietnamese market

Agribusiness

South African oranges gain access to Vietnamese market

20 Mar 2024

South Africa Wine and Stellenbosch University launch innovative Chenin Blanc project

Viticulture & Oenology

South Africa Wine and Stellenbosch University launch innovative Chenin Blanc project

19 Mar 2024

#IFPA: SA's logistics crisis takes precedence over energy issues, says SAFFE director

Agribusiness

#IFPA: SA's logistics crisis takes precedence over energy issues, says SAFFE director

Aa-isha Hassiem 19 Mar 2024

2024 Wine Tourism Conference to explore strategies for profitable growth

Tourism

2024 Wine Tourism Conference to explore strategies for profitable growth

19 Mar 2024

Nedbank, PALS partnership boosts new-era farming with Next Level Training

Agriculture

Nedbank, PALS partnership boosts new-era farming with Next Level Training

15 Mar 2024

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

More than 2 million benefit from land reform programme

14 Mar 2024

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Farmers work at a cocoa farm in Daloa, Ivory Coast, 3 October 2023. Reuters/Ange Aboa/File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

EU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visit

Ange Aboa 8 Apr 2024

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

Forestry

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

Theo Evans and Bruce Webber 16 Feb 2024

Ghana wants to make importing food like rice and tomatoes more costly: expert explains why it’s a bad idea

Import/Export

Ghana wants to make importing food like rice and tomatoes more costly: expert explains why it’s a bad idea

Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor 23 Jan 2024

Food, Water & Energy Security

WFP plans food relief for 270,000 Zimbabweans, poor harvest expected

Nyasha Chingono 5 Jan 2024

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LegalPresident assents to Correctional Services, Forestry and Agriculture Bills

5 Apr 2024

Nedbank, African Greeneurs join forces to empower 20 young agripreneurs

AgricultureNedbank, African Greeneurs join forces to empower 20 young agripreneurs

5 Apr 2024

Navigating the logistics of the South African wine market

AgricultureNavigating the logistics of the South African wine market

Natasha Parmanand 4 Apr 2024

SA citrus exports predicted to grow despite challenges

AgricultureSA citrus exports predicted to grow despite challenges

4 Apr 2024

PwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

AgriculturePwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

3 Apr 2024

Prototype spectator stand

Construction & EngineeringLesotho to unveil Africa’s first sustainable timber stadium

2 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. In 2023, Debra Mallowah was appointed as Bayer’s first ever female lead in Africa for Crop Science, further reinforcing Bayer’s commitment to building a more equitable and diverse workforce.

HealthcareBayer inspires inclusion with launch of 2024 Women Empowerment Awards

2 Apr 2024

Source: Tetiana Bykovets via

AgricultureIvory Coast to raise cocoa farmgate price by 50%

Ange Aboa 2 Apr 2024

Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism

AgricultureMarine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism

Mark John Costello 2 Apr 2024

Blend and bond: South Africa Wine Summit set to explore untapped global market potential

AgricultureBlend and bond: South Africa Wine Summit set to explore untapped global market potential

28 Mar 2024

Lancewood introduces new DIPde’lite range

RetailLancewood introduces new DIPde’lite range

28 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied.

PropertySustainable redistribution of land remains crucial to human rights in South Africa, as political parties jostle for voter support

Peter Setou 27 Mar 2024

Image source:

AgricultureMeeting the challenges of modern agriculture with skills development

Ziyanda Sibeko 27 Mar 2024

Source: WikiCommons. The common yellow commelina, one of the popular plants used to treat children.

HealthcareMedicinal plants help keep children healthy in South Africa: 61 species were recorded

T Ndhlovu, A O Omotayo, A O Aremu and W Otang-Mbeng 26 Mar 2024

Agribusiness confidence for Q1 2024 dimmed by bad weather and a plethora of challenges

AgricultureAgribusiness confidence for Q1 2024 dimmed by bad weather and a plethora of challenges

Paul Makube 26 Mar 2024

UK invests $100m to enhance Africa's food security and trade

AgricultureUK invests $100m to enhance Africa's food security and trade

Simon Jessop 25 Mar 2024

Sappi’s Pelletin achieves feed safety assurance certification for its lignin-based animal feed additive

AgricultureSappi’s Pelletin achieves feed safety assurance certification for its lignin-based animal feed additive

Sappi 22 Mar 2024

Image source: Kampus Production from

AgricultureFood inflation decelerates to a 25-month low

Paul Makube 22 Mar 2024

Image source: scyther5 –

ESG & SustainabilityDraft National Biodiversity Economy Strategy - public comment extension

22 Mar 2024

How engineered wood can help the South African built environment decarbonise

AgricultureHow engineered wood can help the South African built environment decarbonise

Roy Southey 22 Mar 2024

Image source: Alexander Grey from

LegalPresident to puff, puff, pass Cannabis Bill into law

Ramon Pereira 20 Mar 2024

South African oranges gain access to Vietnamese market

AgricultureSouth African oranges gain access to Vietnamese market

20 Mar 2024

South Africa Wine and Stellenbosch University launch innovative Chenin Blanc project

AgricultureSouth Africa Wine and Stellenbosch University launch innovative Chenin Blanc project

19 Mar 2024

#IFPA: SA's logistics crisis takes precedence over energy issues, says SAFFE director

Agriculture#IFPA: SA's logistics crisis takes precedence over energy issues, says SAFFE director

Aa-isha Hassiem 19 Mar 2024

2024 Wine Tourism Conference to explore strategies for profitable growth

Tourism & Travel2024 Wine Tourism Conference to explore strategies for profitable growth

19 Mar 2024

Nedbank, PALS partnership boosts new-era farming with Next Level Training

AgricultureNedbank, PALS partnership boosts new-era farming with Next Level Training

15 Mar 2024

SA's liquor industry bounces back with 19.4% increase in sales

RetailSA's liquor industry bounces back with 19.4% increase in sales

14 Mar 2024

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ESG & SustainabilityMore than 2 million benefit from land reform programme

14 Mar 2024

African cocoa plants run out of beans as global chocolate crisis deepens

AgricultureAfrican cocoa plants run out of beans as global chocolate crisis deepens

Maytaal Angel 14 Mar 2024

FSA's new livestock safety system to mitigate foot-and-mouth disease risks

AgricultureFSA's new livestock safety system to mitigate foot-and-mouth disease risks

14 Mar 2024

Ivory Coast regulator warns cocoa exporters not to overpay

AgricultureIvory Coast regulator warns cocoa exporters not to overpay

Ange Aboa 13 Mar 2024

SA poultry reacts to ITAC's rebates on select imported chickens

AgricultureSA poultry reacts to ITAC's rebates on select imported chickens

12 Mar 2024

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AgricultureFAO report: World food commodity prices decline for 7th consecutive month

11 Mar 2024

How nature-based knowledge can restore local ecosystems and improve community well-being

AgricultureHow nature-based knowledge can restore local ecosystems and improve community well-being

Saeed Rahman and Natalie Slawinski 11 Mar 2024

Astral Foods sells minority stake in Quantum Foods

AgricultureAstral Foods sells minority stake in Quantum Foods

8 Mar 2024

191st South African Dairy Championships breaks entry records

Agriculture191st South African Dairy Championships breaks entry records

8 Mar 2024

A big surprise as agriculture GDP plunges in the second half of 2023

AgricultureA big surprise as agriculture GDP plunges in the second half of 2023

Paul Makube 7 Mar 2024

Cybersecurity in agriculture: A critical factor for South Africa's food security

AgricultureCybersecurity in agriculture: A critical factor for South Africa's food security

7 Mar 2024

RCL Foods to spin-off and list Rainbow Chicken business

RetailRCL Foods to spin-off and list Rainbow Chicken business

Nqobile Dludla 7 Mar 2024

Sea Harvest Group delivers strong result in a tough environment

RetailSea Harvest Group delivers strong result in a tough environment

6 Mar 2024