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#OrchidsandOnions: Spar reminds us why we're special with Christmas ad

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

Inflationary pressures see alcohol and fast food purchases decline

Danette Breitenbach

Mattel scrambles after Wicked doll packaging links to explicit site

SAB triumphs with 9 Effie Awards, cementing its position as SA's Most Effective Marketer

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Saving the bees: How Nedbank and WWF are working to ensure honeybee survivalAa-isha Hassiem

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

31 Oct 2024

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Sapa calls for VAT-free chicken to boost food security

25 Oct 2024

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Are small farms the solution to food insecurity? Uganda study shows policies can get it wrong

Juan Pablo Rud, Diego Restuccia and Fernando Aragon Sanchez 2 Dec 2021

How to narrow the big divide between black and white farmers in South Africa

How to narrow the big divide between black and white farmers in South Africa

Wandile Sihlobo and Johann Kirsten 1 Dec 2021

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Rhodes Quality initiative looks to grow food gardens at 60 SA schools

26 Nov 2021

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PepsiCo expands partnerships to advance food security in sub-Saharan Africa

17 Nov 2021

Andy Du Plessis, managing director of FoodForward SA. Source: Supplied

Food justice must be realised for people to be truly free

Andy du Plessis 11 Nov 2021

Namibia suspends poultry from Germany, Netherlands after bird flu outbreak

Namibia suspends poultry from Germany, Netherlands after bird flu outbreak

Nyasha Nyaungwa 2 Nov 2021

Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm open for entries

Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm open for entries

28 Oct 2021

What EU's farm-to-fork strategy will mean for SA agriculture

What EU's farm-to-fork strategy will mean for SA agriculture

Wandile Sihlobo 27 Oct 2021

5 reasons why small farms are key to the future of food systems

5 reasons why small farms are key to the future of food systems

27 Oct 2021

2021 Innovation Award for Sustainable Food Systems winners announced

2021 Innovation Award for Sustainable Food Systems winners announced

4 Oct 2021

Why global food prices are higher today than for most of modern history

Why global food prices are higher today than for most of modern history

Alastair Smith 28 Sep 2021

Ghana's rice farmers need finance for new technologies, but banks don't trust them

Ghana's rice farmers need finance for new technologies, but banks don't trust them

Philip Tetteh Quarshie and Evan Fraser 27 Sep 2021

#Fasa21: Food industry finally getting recognition it deserves - PnP chairman

#Fasa21: Food industry finally getting recognition it deserves - PnP chairman

Lauren Hartzenberg 14 Sep 2021

How climate change contributed to Madagascar's food crisis

How climate change contributed to Madagascar's food crisis

Chris Funk 14 Sep 2021

Healthy soils are crucial for sustainable agri-food systems - FAO

Healthy soils are crucial for sustainable agri-food systems - FAO

14 Sep 2021

How the South African government can boost its credibility in the agricultural sector

How the South African government can boost its credibility in the agricultural sector

Wandile Sihlobo 6 Sep 2021

African Union crafts guidelines for GM crops, activists raise alarm

African Union crafts guidelines for GM crops, activists raise alarm

Wendell Roelf 1 Sep 2021

SA needs a solution-driven approach to ensure access to safe and healthy food

SA needs a solution-driven approach to ensure access to safe and healthy food

Chrislynn Ramdeo 25 Aug 2021

How to put women at the centre of Africa's food systems

How to put women at the centre of Africa's food systems

Elizabeth Mkandawire and Melody Mentz-Coetzee 20 Aug 2021

We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

Kamran Mahroof and Sankar Sivarajah 19 Aug 2021

North West farmers warned of bovine infections through multidrug-resistant bacteria

North West farmers warned of bovine infections through multidrug-resistant bacteria

North-West University (NWU) 10 Aug 2021

Kwanalu, partners donate R5m in food aid following recent unrest

Kwanalu, partners donate R5m in food aid following recent unrest

4 Aug 2021

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Lulama Ndibongo Traub, Thomas Jayne and Wandile Sihlobo 2 Aug 2021

Port disruptions, cyber attack pose potential threat to SA's food security

Port disruptions, cyber attack pose potential threat to SA's food security

29 Jul 2021

Food supply to 675,000 people cut off after Durban food bank ransacked

Food supply to 675,000 people cut off after Durban food bank ransacked

Marecia Damons 14 Jul 2021

South African riots and food security: Why there's an urgent need to restore stability

South African riots and food security: Why there's an urgent need to restore stability

Wandile Sihlobo 14 Jul 2021

Demonstrators in Katlehong loot a shopping centre during protests following the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Violence and looting threatens SA's food security

13 Jul 2021

Tanzanian small-scale farmers receive support to improve food security

Tanzanian small-scale farmers receive support to improve food security

12 Jul 2021

How Covid-19 measures have affected food safety in East Africa

How Covid-19 measures have affected food safety in East Africa

5 Jul 2021

Harnessing land reform to generate youth employment

Harnessing land reform to generate youth employment

29 Jun 2021

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Are small farms the solution to food insecurity? Uganda study shows policies can get it wrong

Juan Pablo Rud, Diego Restuccia and Fernando Aragon Sanchez 2 Dec 2021

How to narrow the big divide between black and white farmers in South Africa

How to narrow the big divide between black and white farmers in South Africa

Wandile Sihlobo and Johann Kirsten 1 Dec 2021

Source: Supplied

Rhodes Quality initiative looks to grow food gardens at 60 SA schools

26 Nov 2021

Source: Supplied

PepsiCo expands partnerships to advance food security in sub-Saharan Africa

17 Nov 2021

Andy Du Plessis, managing director of FoodForward SA. Source: Supplied

Food justice must be realised for people to be truly free

Andy du Plessis 11 Nov 2021

Namibia suspends poultry from Germany, Netherlands after bird flu outbreak

Namibia suspends poultry from Germany, Netherlands after bird flu outbreak

Nyasha Nyaungwa 2 Nov 2021

Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm open for entries

Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm open for entries

28 Oct 2021

What EU's farm-to-fork strategy will mean for SA agriculture

What EU's farm-to-fork strategy will mean for SA agriculture

Wandile Sihlobo 27 Oct 2021

5 reasons why small farms are key to the future of food systems

5 reasons why small farms are key to the future of food systems

27 Oct 2021

2021 Innovation Award for Sustainable Food Systems winners announced

2021 Innovation Award for Sustainable Food Systems winners announced

4 Oct 2021

Why global food prices are higher today than for most of modern history

Why global food prices are higher today than for most of modern history

Alastair Smith 28 Sep 2021

Ghana's rice farmers need finance for new technologies, but banks don't trust them

Ghana's rice farmers need finance for new technologies, but banks don't trust them

Philip Tetteh Quarshie and Evan Fraser 27 Sep 2021

#Fasa21: Food industry finally getting recognition it deserves - PnP chairman

#Fasa21: Food industry finally getting recognition it deserves - PnP chairman

Lauren Hartzenberg 14 Sep 2021

How climate change contributed to Madagascar's food crisis

How climate change contributed to Madagascar's food crisis

Chris Funk 14 Sep 2021

Healthy soils are crucial for sustainable agri-food systems - FAO

Healthy soils are crucial for sustainable agri-food systems - FAO

14 Sep 2021

How the South African government can boost its credibility in the agricultural sector

How the South African government can boost its credibility in the agricultural sector

Wandile Sihlobo 6 Sep 2021

African Union crafts guidelines for GM crops, activists raise alarm

African Union crafts guidelines for GM crops, activists raise alarm

Wendell Roelf 1 Sep 2021

SA needs a solution-driven approach to ensure access to safe and healthy food

SA needs a solution-driven approach to ensure access to safe and healthy food

Chrislynn Ramdeo 25 Aug 2021

How to put women at the centre of Africa's food systems

How to put women at the centre of Africa's food systems

Elizabeth Mkandawire and Melody Mentz-Coetzee 20 Aug 2021

We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

Kamran Mahroof and Sankar Sivarajah 19 Aug 2021

North West farmers warned of bovine infections through multidrug-resistant bacteria

North West farmers warned of bovine infections through multidrug-resistant bacteria

North-West University (NWU) 10 Aug 2021

Kwanalu, partners donate R5m in food aid following recent unrest

Kwanalu, partners donate R5m in food aid following recent unrest

4 Aug 2021

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Lulama Ndibongo Traub, Thomas Jayne and Wandile Sihlobo 2 Aug 2021

Port disruptions, cyber attack pose potential threat to SA's food security

Port disruptions, cyber attack pose potential threat to SA's food security

29 Jul 2021

Food supply to 675,000 people cut off after Durban food bank ransacked

Food supply to 675,000 people cut off after Durban food bank ransacked

Marecia Damons 14 Jul 2021

South African riots and food security: Why there's an urgent need to restore stability

South African riots and food security: Why there's an urgent need to restore stability

Wandile Sihlobo 14 Jul 2021

Demonstrators in Katlehong loot a shopping centre during protests following the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Violence and looting threatens SA's food security

13 Jul 2021

Tanzanian small-scale farmers receive support to improve food security

Tanzanian small-scale farmers receive support to improve food security

12 Jul 2021

How Covid-19 measures have affected food safety in East Africa

How Covid-19 measures have affected food safety in East Africa

5 Jul 2021

Harnessing land reform to generate youth employment

Harnessing land reform to generate youth employment

29 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

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

14 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

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

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

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

Farmers, Ferraris and harvesting good investments in Africa

Farmers, Ferraris and harvesting good investments in Africa

Roux Wildenboer 31 May 2021

The 2021 World Food Prize recognises that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition

The 2021 World Food Prize recognises that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition

Ben Belton 26 May 2021

Brown locusts have survived a long drought in South Africa - here's how

Brown locusts have survived a long drought in South Africa - here's how

Frances Duncan 19 May 2021