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Rebate system must be exposed - Solidarity

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:37:00 +0200

The trade union Solidarity on Tuesday, 30 June 2009, called on the Competition Commission to expose the rebate system between certain suppliers, retailers and wholesalers, the union said.
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Dept sponsors top farmer with R3mil hatchery

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:37:00 +0200

The Eastern Cape Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has sponsored the reigning National Female Farmer of the Year, Bongiwe Kali, with a hatchery worth R3 million.
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Sovereign Food makes recovery

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:10:00 +0200

Sovereign Food Holdings said on Monday, 22 June 2009, that it has had a very significant recovery in the first quarter of the year as a result of improved volume throughput and improved poultry prices.
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Consumers getting ripped off on food

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:24:00 +0200

It looks like consumers are getting ripped off on food prices, said a leading economist.
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One team, one strategy

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:07:00 +0200

On the face of it Rainbow Chicken's annual results were horrid. While revenue increased 14.4% to R6,8bn, pretax profit dropped 45% to R441m and headline earnings declined 40% to R318,8m.
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Textile import duties cut in state drive to help industry

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:14:00 +0200

The Department of Trade and Industry has started to make good on promises to lower the input costs of strategic industries earmarked for support in the national industrial strategy.
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Agriculture important for Africa's wealth

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:29:00 +0200

Agriculture is an important element in Africa's wealth and governments should give more support to farmers, Zambian President Rupiah Bwezani Banda has said.
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Feed prices peck away at Rainbow's profit

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:43:00 +0200

Feed prices have knocked Rainbow Chicken's margins from about 12% to 6%, the company said Tuesday, warning it might not be able to recoup feed costs this year given the persistently difficult market conditions.
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Toilet paper leaves consumers short

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:34:00 +0200

Regulators have warned the public about toilet paper being too short, following an investigation in Gauteng.
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Buildworks earnings decline

Thu, 28 May 2009 12:13:00 +0200

Heavy building materials supplier Buildworks on Wednesday, 27 May 2009, has reported that headline earnings per share for the six months ended February had declined from 5.65 cents to 3.47 cents.
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