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South Africans recognise Tiger Brands

Retail

South Africans recognise Tiger Brands

26 Feb 2024

The 2023/2024 Ask Afrika Icon Brands winners announced

Marketing & Media

The 2023/2024 Ask Afrika Icon Brands winners announced

Issued by Ask Afrika 7 Feb 2024

Healthcare

From fatal allergies to heart attacks and cholera - the devastating health effects of global warming in Africa

Lenore Manderson 7 Sep 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

Toyota Kwanalu Young Farmer of the Year 2022 winner announced

Agriculture

Toyota Kwanalu Young Farmer of the Year 2022 winner announced

22 Sep 2022

Corteva Agriscience opens seed treatment laboratory in Rosslyn, South Africa

Agriculture

Corteva Agriscience opens seed treatment laboratory in Rosslyn, South Africa

6 May 2022

Finance

Unpacking products inefficacy insurance

Garth Rowe 15 Mar 2022

Healthcare

The warning lights are on for malaria medicines in Africa

Fredros Okumu and Deus Ishengoma 14 Dec 2021

SA wine industry making adjustments for climate change, adapting for sustainability

Agriculture

SA wine industry making adjustments for climate change, adapting for sustainability

29 Sep 2021

Greening the global textile value chain

Retail

Greening the global textile value chain

Lauren Hartzenberg 23 Apr 2021

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Agriculture

Garlic exports a golden opportunity for Zim farmers

19 Jan 2021

Tafelsig CAN feeding scheme battles red tape

ESG & Sustainability

Tafelsig CAN feeding scheme battles red tape

Marecia Damons 18 Nov 2020

Shopping data shows shopping trips down, basket sizes up

Retail

Shopping data shows shopping trips down, basket sizes up

19 Jun 2020

Anopheles Stephensi, Sem. Photo By BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Healthcare

Breakthrough: microbe found to block the transmission of malaria

Jeremy Herren 9 Jun 2020

Children are a high-risk population prone to severe complications from malaria. Shutterstock

Healthcare

Why malaria treatment shouldn't take a back seat to Covid-19

Jaishree Raman 15 May 2020

African farmers lose export market access amidst Covid-19 crisis

Agriculture

African farmers lose export market access amidst Covid-19 crisis

16 Apr 2020

'Bee-washing' hurts bees and misleads consumers

Agriculture

'Bee-washing' hurts bees and misleads consumers

Lila Westreich 24 Feb 2020

Is the dress green or red? Planet-friendly couture won't be for everyone but it can lead the way

Retail

Is the dress green or red? Planet-friendly couture won't be for everyone but it can lead the way

Mark Liu 14 Feb 2020

East Africa locust invasion approaching full-blown crisis

Agriculture

East Africa locust invasion approaching full-blown crisis

Nelson Mandela Ogema 13 Feb 2020

Agriculture

A look at sustainable farming trends in South Africa

Claudi Nortjé 12 Feb 2020

Locust invasions are cyclical: African states shouldn't be caught napping

Agriculture

Locust invasions are cyclical: African states shouldn't be caught napping

Cyril Piou 7 Feb 2020

Nigeria has given a new GM cowpea variety the go ahead. Why it matters

Agriculture

Nigeria has given a new GM cowpea variety the go ahead. Why it matters

28 Jan 2020

Mosquito eggs can remain viable for years even in dry conditions and hatch after heavy persistent rains. Shutterstock

Healthcare

Heavy rains put Kenya at risk of mosquito-borne diseases

Eunice Anyango Owino 23 Jan 2020

Europe-banned insecticide 'threatens Africa's food security'

Agriculture

Europe-banned insecticide 'threatens Africa's food security'

Munyaradzi Makoni 25 Nov 2019

Africa is home to 92% of malaria cases and 93% of malaria deaths. Shutterstock

Healthcare

Collaboration pushes frontiers of anti-malaria drug regimes

Kelly Chibale & Richard Gordon 19 Nov 2019

Image: Medicines for Malaria

Healthcare

Climate change could increase the threat of malaria in Central Africa

23 Oct 2019

Kenya introduces anti-malaria vaccine

Healthcare

Kenya introduces anti-malaria vaccine

16 Sep 2019

Ministers pledge to fight the rise in vector-borne diseases

Healthcare

Ministers pledge to fight the rise in vector-borne diseases

23 Aug 2019

Bees: How important are they and what would happen if they went extinct

Agriculture

Bees: How important are they and what would happen if they went extinct

Philip Donkersley 21 Aug 2019

Leishmaniasis is caused by a parasite that is carried by a female sandfly. CDC/ Frank Collins

Healthcare

Leishmaniasis needs more attention: it causes skin lesions, and can kill

Ramona Hurdayal & Raphael Taiwo Aruleba 15 Jul 2019

Agriculture

New growth opportunities for eco-friendly pesticides

19 Jun 2019

Vector control targeting the larval phase of the mosquito’s life cycle can be successful. Shutterstock

Healthcare

Killing mosquito larvae can contribute towards malaria elimination

Tiaan de Jager & Taneshka Kruger 30 May 2019

Pesticide research must stay transparent and independent

Agriculture

Pesticide research must stay transparent and independent

Sébastien Sauvé 13 May 2019

Space for agrochemical safety messaging on pack

Retail

Space for agrochemical safety messaging on pack

Issued by Pyrotec 29 Apr 2019

Mosquito nets are often used where malaria is common. Shutterstock

Healthcare

#WorldMalariaDay: As a Malian, the slogan 'zero malaria starts with me' has special meaning

Mamadou Coulibaly 25 Apr 2019

Three species of immature mosquito: the common house mosquito, and the malaria vectors An. arabiensis and An. funestus. Supplied

Healthcare

#WorldMalariaDay: How higher temperatures and pollution are affecting mosquitoes

Shüné Oliver 24 Apr 2019

Commercialisation of small scale farmers is critical to Africa's transformation to a global breadbasket

Agriculture

Commercialisation of small scale farmers is critical to Africa's transformation to a global breadbasket

Zhann Meyer 10 Apr 2019

Antimalarial drugs on bed nets could lead to drop in malaria transmission

Healthcare

Antimalarial drugs on bed nets could lead to drop in malaria transmission

12 Mar 2019

Why stop at plastic bags and straws? The case for a global treaty banning most single-use plastics

ESG & Sustainability

Why stop at plastic bags and straws? The case for a global treaty banning most single-use plastics

Anastasia Telesetsky 8 Feb 2019

Honey bees are the most important single species for crop pollination.

Agriculture

Managed bees versus wild bees? It's not that simple in South Africa

Tlou Masehela 10 Jan 2019

Honey bees, already at risk, face a new threat from a common herbicide

Agriculture

Honey bees, already at risk, face a new threat from a common herbicide

Sue Nicolson 5 Dec 2018

A close-up of a female Anopheles arabiensis feeding. Author supplied

Healthcare

South Africa investigates sterilising mosquitoes in anti-malaria drive

Givemore Munhenga 9 Nov 2018

Scientists analysing data at the South-South Malaria Research Partnership project laboratory in Kenya. Flora Mutere-Okuku

Healthcare

Novel approach brings African scientists closer to a malaria vaccine

Faith Osier 7 Nov 2018

Amasa Award entries open

Marketing & Media

Amasa Award entries open

Issued by Amasa 14 Aug 2018

Beninese, Nigerian startups selected for Food Connection Challenge

Agriculture

Beninese, Nigerian startups selected for Food Connection Challenge

Tom Jackson 2 Jul 2018

Why it's time to curb widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Agriculture

Why it's time to curb widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides

John F. Tooker 28 Jun 2018

Agriculture

The secret agents protecting our crops and gardens

Lizzy Lowe & Manu Saunders 15 May 2018

Healthcare

Scientists design a novel formula that repels and kills mosquitoes

Walter Focke, Mthokozisi Sibanda & Taneshka Kruger 10 May 2018

Why Kenya isn't winning the war against malaria in some counties

Healthcare

Why Kenya isn't winning the war against malaria in some counties

Eunice Anyango Owino 23 Apr 2018

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Agriculture

Dangerous hitchhikers: New measures to help stop the spread of plant pests across borders

24 Apr 2018