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Skills-based learning in private higher ed: The key to empowering South Africa's workforce

Education

Skills-based learning in private higher ed: The key to empowering South Africa's workforce

Jenah McKenzie, Issued by EDGE Education 8 Aug 2023

UP-led study finds aloe plant could impede life cycle of malaria-carrying parasite

Healthcare

UP-led study finds aloe plant could impede life cycle of malaria-carrying parasite

Issued by University of Pretoria 14 Feb 2023

How science and innovation can strengthen global food systems

Agriculture

How science and innovation can strengthen global food systems

2 Feb 2023

Earthshot Prize: 5 winners that will help solve major environmental problems

ESG & Sustainability

Earthshot Prize: 5 winners that will help solve major environmental problems

Mark Maslin 7 Dec 2022

SA rooibos industry pays out R12.2m to Khoi and San communities

Agriculture

SA rooibos industry pays out R12.2m to Khoi and San communities

14 Jul 2022

How to stand out in a challenging market

Marketing & Media

How to stand out in a challenging market

Mike de Charmoy 10 Nov 2021

Climate change threatens age-old indigenous food systems

ESG & Sustainability

Climate change threatens age-old indigenous food systems

Fabio Teixeira 25 Jun 2021

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

Retail

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

8 Jun 2021

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Agriculture

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Anja Gassner, Philip Dobie and Terry Sunderland 7 Jun 2021

Greening the planet: We can't just plant trees, we have to restore forests

Agriculture

Greening the planet: We can't just plant trees, we have to restore forests

Tristram Hales, Benoit Goossens and Mike Bruford 21 May 2021

Why it pays to link products to places - and how African countries can do it

Retail

Why it pays to link products to places - and how African countries can do it

Samuel Samiai Andrews 24 Feb 2021

NWU student through to FameLab regional competition

Education

NWU student through to FameLab regional competition

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 17 Feb 2021

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Agriculture

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Anja Gassner, Philip Dobie and Terry Sunderland 4 Feb 2021

The Faraday Muti Market, a popular African traditional medicine market in downtown Johannesburg. Hoberman Collection/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Healthcare

What South Africa is doing to protect and share traditional medicine resources

Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu, Martha Pinkoane & Tozama Qwebani-Ogunleye 25 Sep 2020

Korean bamboo cultivation system recognised as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System

Agriculture

Korean bamboo cultivation system recognised as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System

26 Jun 2020

André Helbig via

Agriculture

Rooibos retains GI protection status in the UK

12 Mar 2020

Preserve our languages, uphold diversity

Marketing & Media

Preserve our languages, uphold diversity

Amy Pieterse, Issued by Ginkgo Agency 20 Feb 2020

Traditional medicines sold at a South African market.
Rebecca and William Beinart

Healthcare

The story of the pharma giant and the African yam

William Beinart 10 Feb 2020

Natura &Co's Avon acquisition gets the go-ahead

Retail

Natura &Co's Avon acquisition gets the go-ahead

20 Dec 2019

Agreement ensures Khoi, San earn share of Rooibos trade

Legal

Agreement ensures Khoi, San earn share of Rooibos trade

4 Nov 2019

Social Enterprise World Forum, SAP partner in connecting organisations with technology, talent

ESG & Sustainability

Social Enterprise World Forum, SAP partner in connecting organisations with technology, talent

30 Oct 2019

Is traditional jewellery protected by IP law?

Legal

Is traditional jewellery protected by IP law?

Pamela Maluleke 23 Sep 2019

Dr Duncan MacFadyen, head of conservation research at Oppenheimer Generations

ESG & Sustainability

Why we need African science for African sustainability

Duncan MacFadyen 6 Sep 2019

The role of rural women in making home brew: a Rwandan case study

Retail

The role of rural women in making home brew: a Rwandan case study

Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu 6 May 2019

eLearning Africa launches training programme for farming, food sectors in Africa

Agriculture

eLearning Africa launches training programme for farming, food sectors in Africa

18 Apr 2019

Scaling up the MBA for relevance in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

ICT

Scaling up the MBA for relevance in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Osman Seedat, Issued by Regent Business School 13 Mar 2019

Wits regional Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Award winner announced

Construction & Engineering

Wits regional Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Award winner announced

5 Feb 2019

Strengthening indigenous food systems vital to achieving zero-hunger

Agriculture

Strengthening indigenous food systems vital to achieving zero-hunger

12 Nov 2018

Traditional medicines on sale in Kibera slum in Nairobi. Flickr

Healthcare

Kenya's struggle to modernise traditional medicine is far from won

John Harrington 31 Aug 2018

Jean Bucher & Hp.Baumeler via

Agriculture

Cattle used as currency in southern Africa

23 May 2018

Agriculture

Innovation, people key to creating a sustainable bioeconomy

25 Apr 2018

Michaelgoima via

Agriculture

Strengthening the role of family and small-scale farmers in scaling up agroecology

6 Apr 2018

Biodiversity sector must acknowledge traditional knowledge holders

ESG & Sustainability

Biodiversity sector must acknowledge traditional knowledge holders

9 Mar 2018

Robert Richards. Image:

Agriculture

From bush to soap: Finding a sustainable solution to a problematic shrub

4 Sep 2017

Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility via

Agriculture

Simple concoction found to halt Fall armyworm

Dimo Silva 21 Aug 2017

New MSC Graduate Institute to offer degree courses online

Education

New MSC Graduate Institute to offer degree courses online

2 Jun 2017

Protecting authentic storytelling in tourism

Tourism & Travel

Protecting authentic storytelling in tourism

Enver Duminy 25 May 2017

#UrbanAgri: Let It Grow Foundation helps communities grow their own urban farms

Agriculture

#UrbanAgri: Let It Grow Foundation helps communities grow their own urban farms

Cari Coetzee 15 May 2017

Mainstreaming biodiversity to create sustainable agriculture

Agriculture

Mainstreaming biodiversity to create sustainable agriculture

6 Dec 2016

How justice can be brought to South Africa's rooibos industry

ESG & Sustainability

How justice can be brought to South Africa's rooibos industry

Rachel Wynberg 30 Nov 2016

Oxfam East Africa via

Agriculture

African nations have the will to adapt agriculture to climate change

Elwyn Grainger-Jones 16 Nov 2016

From left: Trevor Strydom (MD of Audacia Wines) and Ernest du Toit (Director of SARC and CEO of Annique)

Agriculture

SA Rooibos IP innovation attracts international attention

6 Oct 2016

Agriculture

Taking a different approach to food security challenges and environmental sustainability

11 Aug 2016

Drawn out battle over genetic resources dampens Africa's hopes

ESG & Sustainability

Drawn out battle over genetic resources dampens Africa's hopes

Chidi Oguamanam 5 May 2016

Biological resources can stimulate SA's economy

ESG & Sustainability

Biological resources can stimulate SA's economy

15 Nov 2013

Legal

The Rooibos rush

Cobus Jooste 14 Aug 2013