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Masifundise Development Trust and Coastal Links hosted the Fisher People Tribunal from 12 to 14 August. Small-scale fishers from across the country gathered in Kalk Bay to share testimonies. GroundUp

Food, Water & Energy Security

Stop new mining on West Coast, say fishers

Liezl Human 16 Aug 2024

Agroecology needs coherent governance and bottom-up action

Agriculture

Agroecology needs coherent governance and bottom-up action

21 Dec 2021

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Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Public Works to host Land Reform webinar

25 Aug 2021

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Agriculture

Raising a red flag on the privatisation of communal land

16 Jul 2020

FMCG

Webinar: How to change the food system - perspectives from consumer cooperatives

5 Jun 2020

South Africa's spaza shops: how regulatory avoidance harms informal workers

Informal Retailing

South Africa's spaza shops: how regulatory avoidance harms informal workers

Andries du Toit 26 Feb 2020

Agriculture

Vulnerable and marginalised South African farm workers' future hanging in the balance

14 Oct 2019

New documentary shines light on Kalk Bay fishing community's 'stolen heritage'

Environment & Natural Resources

New documentary shines light on Kalk Bay fishing community's 'stolen heritage'

30 Sep 2019

National conference to focus on farmworker struggles

Agriculture

National conference to focus on farmworker struggles

31 Jul 2019

Farmer irrigating vegetables in Mali ©Tingju Zhu/IFPRI

Agro-processing

Smallholders' global food production underestimated

Munyaradzi Makoni 19 Dec 2018

Top (l-r): Cindy Mkaza-Siboto, Sam Beckbessinger, Carryn Ortlepp, Tegan Phillips. Middle (l-r): Ndoni Mcunu, Lauren Jacobs, Penelope Cox, Nicki Spies, Ruth Hall. Bottom (l-r): Verity Price, Adewale Adejumo, Richard Mulholland, Jared Molko, Preston Jongbloed.

Events & Conferencing

#TEDxCT: 'Pause & Effect' speakers announced

14 Nov 2018

Policies needed for food security and nutrition

Food Security

Policies needed for food security and nutrition

David Neves 24 Oct 2018

Agribusiness Africa Conference: Agricultural investment in Africa remains strong despite challenges

Agriculture

Agribusiness Africa Conference: Agricultural investment in Africa remains strong despite challenges

7 Aug 2018

L-R: Ben Cousins from PLAAS, Aditya Kumar from DAG, Sarita Pillay from Ndifuna Ukwazi and Lauren Royston from SERI discuss land reform at the Open Book Festival.

Residential Property

Title deeds: how do we fix the system?

Ashleigh Furlong 11 Sep 2017

Why title deeds aren't the solution to South Africa's land tenure problem

Property

Why title deeds aren't the solution to South Africa's land tenure problem

Ben Cousins 15 Aug 2017

A food in the door

Regulatory

A food in the door

7 Jul 2017

Food economies at risk of distortion by formal sector grocery retail

Regulatory

Food economies at risk of distortion by formal sector grocery retail

6 Jul 2017

The pros and cons of commercial farming models in Africa

Agriculture

The pros and cons of commercial farming models in Africa

Ruth Hall, Dzodzi Tsikata and Ian Scoones 24 May 2017

Researchers: SA suffers from fragmented policymaking in agriculture and food security

Food Security

Researchers: SA suffers from fragmented policymaking in agriculture and food security

12 May 2017

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Agriculture

Land uncertainty 'hobbles agriculture'

Bekezela Phakathi 23 Aug 2016

Can agriculture in Africa sustain a nourishing rural non-farm economy?

Agriculture

Can agriculture in Africa sustain a nourishing rural non-farm economy?

Andries Du Toit 10 Mar 2016

Profitable partners or partners facing painful problems?

Agriculture

Profitable partners or partners facing painful problems?

Derick van der Walt 11 Jul 2014

Farm equity proposal is 'smoke and mirrors'

Agriculture

Farm equity proposal is 'smoke and mirrors'

Paul Vecchiatto 22 Apr 2014

Flood of water protests

Administration

Flood of water protests

20 Sep 2013

Selling fish imported from New Zealand as snoek is 'dishonest'

Fishing

Selling fish imported from New Zealand as snoek is 'dishonest'

26 Nov 2012

Agriculture

Blacks 'own more land than official data show'

15 Aug 2012

Supply Chain

Producing the cream of the crop

19 May 2009