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Simondium Brewery scoops Best Beer In Africa Award
Retail
Simondium Brewery scoops Best Beer In Africa Award

28 May 2024

The Coca-Cola system in Kenya announces major investment
Retail
The Coca-Cola system in Kenya announces major investment

22 May 2024

SA challenges EU citrus regulations for second time
Agriculture
SA challenges EU citrus regulations for second time

Nelson Banya 25 Apr 2024

South African farmers turn to strategic planning amidst escalating costs
Agriculture
South African farmers turn to strategic planning amidst escalating costs

28 Feb 2024

Cheeba Cannabis Academy launches new scholarship for cannabis industry course
Agriculture
Cheeba Cannabis Academy launches new scholarship for cannabis industry course

15 Feb 2024

SA fruit farmers invest for survival amid load shedding woes
Agriculture
SA fruit farmers invest for survival amid load shedding woes

20 Dec 2023

Agriculture challenges in South Africa: We need a different lens
Agriculture
Agriculture challenges in South Africa: We need a different lens

Christian Giesel 14 Dec 2023

AEC: 'African nations must reject promises of aid and handouts to abandon their oil and gas as COP28 wraps up'
Energy & Mining
African Energy Chamber is an outspoken advocate for African oil and gas

NJ Ayuk 10 Dec 2023

Source:
Agriculture
South Africa's food security at risk, farmers warn

16 Nov 2023

Woodlands Dairy's First Choice launches flavoured custard
Retail
Woodlands Dairy's First Choice launches flavoured custard

5 Sep 2023

Food waste and loss is everyone's responsibility - and needs to be addressed with urgency
Retail
Food waste and loss is everyone's responsibility - and needs to be addressed with urgency

4 Sep 2023

Image source: Rogério Martins from
Agriculture
SA farmers want WTO dispute declared over EU citrus rules

Nelson Banya 4 Aug 2023

Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem
Agriculture
Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem

Simon Roberts and Ntombifuthi Tshabalala 26 Jul 2023

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two
Agriculture
Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Thomas Daum, Frédéric Baudron, Ingo Grass, Matin Qaim and Regina Birner 18 Jul 2023

Changing weather patterns set to exacerbate challenges faced by SA's farmers
Agriculture
Changing weather patterns set to exacerbate challenges faced by SA's farmers

19 Jun 2023

Johann Kotzé appointed new CEO of Agri SA
Agriculture
Johann Kotzé appointed new CEO of Agri SA

15 Jun 2023

#AfricaMonth: Kuronga is using AI to help African farmers feed the continent
Agriculture
#AfricaMonth: Kuronga is using AI to help African farmers feed the continent

Robin Fredericks 31 May 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: Clientele ad is both respectful and enticing
Marketing & Media
#OrchidsandOnions: Clientele ad is both respectful and enticing

Brendan Seery 22 May 2023

Farmers in South Africa face power cuts and a weak rand - but a number of factors are working in their favour too
Agriculture
Farmers in South Africa face power cuts and a weak rand - but a number of factors are working in their favour too

Wandile Sihlobo 9 May 2023

SA's maize harvest seen 2.65% higher this year
Agriculture
SA's maize harvest seen 2.65% higher this year

Nelson Banya 29 Mar 2023

Second international summit on food production in Africa to open in Dakar
Agriculture
Second international summit on food production in Africa to open in Dakar

20 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Trending opportunities for SMEs to stay ahead of the game
Entrepreneurship
#BizTrends2023: Trending opportunities for SMEs to stay ahead of the game

Catherine Wijnberg 9 Jan 2023

How SA farmers can reap the benefits of agriculture insurance
Agriculture
How SA farmers can reap the benefits of agriculture insurance

23 Dec 2022

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Agriculture
SA wheat harvest forecast 1.6% lower than last year

Nelson Banya 22 Dec 2022

Source: Supplied
Agriculture
6 agriculture trends to look out for in 2023

Justin Platt 14 Dec 2022

A woman roasts maize cobs on the side of the road in Lawley informal settlement in the south of Johannesburg, South Africa, April 24, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Agriculture
SA's 2022 maize harvest forecast 5.7% lower than last year

Nelson Banya 30 Nov 2022

Climate change - the real threat to farming profitably
Agriculture
Climate change - the real threat to farming profitably

Felix Kagura 16 Nov 2022

How digital tools can help farmers in Africa fight climate change - study
Agriculture
How digital tools can help farmers in Africa fight climate change - study

8 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied.
Finance
Gates Foundation calls for bold and immediate action at COP27

9 Nov 2022

SA farmers' intentions to plant data point to prospects of another large summer crop
Agriculture
SA farmers' intentions to plant data point to prospects of another large summer crop

Wandile Sihlobo 27 Oct 2022

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, 2 November 2021. Paul Ellis/Pool via Reuters
ESG & Sustainability
Jeff Bezos fund to push for Africa land restoration around UN climate summit

Jeffrey Dastin 4 Oct 2022

Global Citizen open letter to African leaders
ESG & Sustainability
Global Citizen open letter to African leaders

Issued by OnPoint PR 26 Sep 2022

SA maize harvest forecast 8% lower than last year
Agriculture
SA maize harvest forecast 8% lower than last year

Nelson Banya 31 Aug 2022

Storing cattle feed can improve milk and meat yields: why African farmers aren't doing it
Agriculture
Storing cattle feed can improve milk and meat yields: why African farmers aren't doing it

Mulubrhan Gebremikael 26 Aug 2022

SA's maize harvest down 9.8% from last year
Agriculture
SA's maize harvest down 9.8% from last year

Nelson Banya 27 Jul 2022

Source: Supplied.
Finance
African Development Bank extends €121m food-production loan to Senegal to cushion impacts of war in Ukraine

11 Jul 2022

China to adopt genetically modified maize and soy: Why it matters for South Africa
Agriculture
China to adopt genetically modified maize and soy: Why it matters for South Africa

Wandile Sihlobo 17 Jun 2022

AfDB approves $1.5bn emergency food facility
Agriculture
AfDB approves $1.5bn emergency food facility

Wendell Roelf 23 May 2022

Is agritourism the future for farmers?
Agriculture
Is agritourism the future for farmers?

17 May 2022

How leveraging technology can help African farmers weather climate change
Agriculture
How leveraging technology can help African farmers weather climate change

5 Apr 2022

Source: iStock.
Finance
The Vaal Cannabis Capital - the linchpin of SA's first smart city

Katja Hamilton 31 Mar 2022

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans
Entrepreneurship
ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

23 Mar 2022

Nico Groenewald, Head of Agriculture at Standard Bank's Business & Commercial Clients division.
Agriculture
Ukraine crisis highlights importance of food security

Nico Groenewald 10 Mar 2022

No perfect solution: Africa's smallholder farmers must use both traditional and new practices
Agriculture
No perfect solution: Africa's smallholder farmers must use both traditional and new practices

Ratemo Michieka 7 Feb 2022

Source: antbphotos via
Agriculture
South African farming: New policy offers promise, but there's fixing to be done too

Wandile Sihlobo 21 Jan 2022

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

Wandile Sihlobo and Johann Kirsten 1 Dec 2021

Climate activists picket at parliament, accuse COP26 of excluding African farmers
ESG & Sustainability
Climate activists picket at parliament, accuse COP26 of excluding African farmers

Marecia Damons 8 Nov 2021

Why SA's farmers need to invest in alternative energy sources
Agriculture
Why SA's farmers need to invest in alternative energy sources

Kyle Durham and Dawie Maree 13 Oct 2021

African farmers and agribusinesses need fair access to markets in face of climate change
Agriculture
African farmers and agribusinesses need fair access to markets in face of climate change

Grace Nsomba and Simon Roberts 15 Sep 2021

r1g00 via
Agriculture
Youth-led, African agribusinesses announced as Pitch AgriHack 2021 winners

9 Sep 2021

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