Perhaps while we have an agricultural sector that allows us to feed ourselves, we should look after it. According to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO),
climate change is set to affect food prices severely. And while we complain about high food prices as it is, if we end up having to import most of our food, prices will go through the roof and that Sunday roast - and even a staple like bread - will cost a great deal more.
They're non-lethal, apparently... teargas and the like - but some critics are still concerned that SA sold
weapons to Zimbabwe.
On the green front, it seems more and more South Africans are looking to live in 'green' homes. Hence,
such homes are scarce as demand rises. The question is: do those seeking to live in such homes know much about what 'green' is, and do they understand the subject adequately. It seems not, on both counts, apparently.
On the back of the furore surrounding Woolworths and its recruitment policy, a lawyer in the field says
employers should exercise caution when banning non-designated racial groups. Johan Botes reckons that in certain cases, such exclusions could amount to unfair discrimination.
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University of Cape Town scientists in collaboration with Swiss-based colleagues are onto a possible breakthrough in the fight against malaria, Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor announced on Tuesday. 
NEW YORK, USA: Apple shares soared to a new all-time high on Monday after the US technology giant's big win in a patent lawsuit against South Korea's Samsung, which saw its own stock tumble. 
Pashash, the first mobile app funded by the Google Umbono incubator, has won the South African leg of the TNW Start-up World competition, beating more than 100 local entrants. They will join start-ups from 35 other cities around the world in pitching their business to leading venture capitalists in Silicon Valley in early 2013. 
Defence manufacturer, Denel, will use the Africa Aerospace and Defence Exhibition (AAD) in Tshwane later this month to showcase the unique quality of its products and services to prospective global clients. 
