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Toyota honours young farmers driving SA’s agricultural success

Agribusiness

Toyota honours young farmers driving SA’s agricultural success

26 Nov 2024

Job seekers wait beside a road for casual work offered by passing motorists in Eikenhof, south of Johannesburg, South Africa, 20 November 2023. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File photo

HR & Management

SA unemployment rate falls for first time in a year

Kopano Gumbi and Tannur Anders 12 Nov 2024

Retailers

Crack the code: Understanding — Use By, Sell By, and Best Before dates

12 Nov 2024

Protecting travellers amid Mzansi’s travel surge

Travel

Protecting travellers amid Mzansi’s travel surge

Issued by Irvine Partners 11 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African rand slips as investors eye inflation data

Bhargav Acharya 21 Oct 2024

Financial Services

The two-pot lid is lifted – and providing for education is a priority for South Africans

17 Oct 2024

Image source: Peter Titmuss –

Food, Water & Energy Security

Eastern Cape R80m programme to tackle poverty, malnutrition

17 Oct 2024

How to eat right for a better life

Nutrition

How to eat right for a better life

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 9 Oct 2024

Source: Wikimedia Commons. Waterfall in Blyde River Canyon.

Tourism & Travel

SA's N4 corridor: driving tourism and economic recovery

30 Sep 2024

Public Health

Transforming heart health: Awareness saves lives

4 Sep 2024

Ophthalmology

Metropolitan Health, AMS team up to enhance eye care access

26 Aug 2024

Agriculture jobs decline in Q2 2024 but remain above long-term average

Agriculture

Agriculture jobs decline in Q2 2024 but remain above long-term average

Paul Makube 15 Aug 2024

Reporting by Kopano Gumbi; additional reporting by Bhargav Acharya; editing by Alexander Winning and Giles Elgood

Youth Employment

South Africa's unemployment rate climbs for third quarter in a row

Kopano Gumbi 13 Aug 2024

Property

Betterbond: Women over 55 SA's fastest-growing property owners

6 Aug 2024

Navigating financial volatility: Crucial tips for young South African farmers

Agriculture

Navigating financial volatility: Crucial tips for young South African farmers

Phumla Mavundla 6 Aug 2024

Wind industry is a bright spot for job creation

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Wind industry is a bright spot for job creation

16 Jul 2024

Understanding citizen’s service delivery concerns, voter outcomes and consumer behaviour

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Understanding citizen’s service delivery concerns, voter outcomes and consumer behaviour

Craig Schwabe, Issued by AfricaScope/GeoScope 15 Jul 2024

Discovering the latest trends in South African wine categories

Viticulture & Oenology

Discovering the latest trends in South African wine categories

Oelof Weideman 9 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Klein de Koning.

Property

Cape Town's Northern Suburbs faces rental-market squeeze

10 Jul 2024

SA Harvest #BucketsofNutrition - image supplied

Food, Water & Energy Security

Take up the #BucketsofNutrition Challenge this Mandela Month

5 Jul 2024

Source: Archive

Travel

FlySafair launches new JHB to Kruger route

4 Jul 2024

5 benefits of pursuing agricultural entrepreneurship in South Africa

Entrepreneurship

5 benefits of pursuing agricultural entrepreneurship in South Africa

Phumla Mavundla 2 Jul 2024

Source: Western Cape Provincial Parliament.

Economy

NCOP introduces economic and finance clusters

28 Jun 2024

Agbiz/IDC Report: Agribusiness confidence hits 15-year low

Agribusiness

Agbiz/IDC Report: Agribusiness confidence hits 15-year low

Wandile Sihlobo 24 Jun 2024

Land Bank encouraged by surge of youth farmers in SA

Agribusiness

Land Bank encouraged by surge of youth farmers in SA

21 Jun 2024

Tiger Brands drives township expansion by recruiting unemployed youth, young people with disabilities

ESG

Tiger Brands drives township expansion by recruiting unemployed youth, young people with disabilities

20 Jun 2024

No respite for coffee lovers as higher global prices stoke local inflation

Agro-processing

No respite for coffee lovers as higher global prices stoke local inflation

Paul Makube 20 Jun 2024

Source: Maize Suppliers.

Healthcare

Almost 50% of adult South Africans are overweight or obese. Poverty and poor nutrition are largely to blame

Thokozani Simelane 14 Jun 2024

Economy

SA April inflation dips to 5.2%

24 May 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African retail sales rise 2.3% year on year in March

Bhargav Acharya 16 May 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African rand firms after local retail sales, US inflation data

Bhargav Acharya 16 May 2024

Image source: Getty Images

HR & Management

SA unemployment rate increases

14 May 2024

Infrastructure policy reforms and logistics plans could reshape SA’s economy

Logistics & Transport

Infrastructure policy reforms and logistics plans could reshape SA’s economy

Roelof van den Berg 8 May 2024

Robust growth in SA's tourism with 2.4m arrivals in Q1

Tourism

Robust growth in SA's tourism with 2.4m arrivals in Q1

7 May 2024

Solidaridad launches employment fund to boost food security, employ youth

Agriculture

Solidaridad launches employment fund to boost food security, employ youth

30 Apr 2024

Filling the census data gap with complementary information

Research

Filling the census data gap with complementary information

Issued by GEOTERRA Image 23 Apr 2024

Economy

Food inflation dip drives headline figure lower

18 Apr 2024

SA's looming humanitarian crisis: Potential for civil unrest and riot

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

SA's looming humanitarian crisis: Potential for civil unrest and riot

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 11 Apr 2024

WCape sees record-breaking tourism growth with 200,000 international air arrivals

Tourism

WCape sees record-breaking tourism growth with 200,000 international air arrivals

4 Apr 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa producer inflation slows to 4.5% y/y in February

Alexander Winning 28 Mar 2024

Ursula Fear, Salesforce senior talent programme manager.

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa's skills gap is a threat to innovation and growth

Ursula Fear 26 Mar 2024

Fund launched to empower young tech entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship

Fund launched to empower young tech entrepreneurs

26 Mar 2024

Agribusiness confidence for Q1 2024 dimmed by bad weather and a plethora of challenges

Agribusiness

Agribusiness confidence for Q1 2024 dimmed by bad weather and a plethora of challenges

Paul Makube 26 Mar 2024

Image source: El Capra from

Food, Water & Energy Security

SA marks World Water Day

22 Mar 2024

FoodForward SA: Celebrating 15 years of social, economic and environmental impact investment

ESG & Sustainability

FoodForward SA: Celebrating 15 years of social, economic and environmental impact investment

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 19 Mar 2024

2024 Wine Tourism Conference to explore strategies for profitable growth

Tourism

2024 Wine Tourism Conference to explore strategies for profitable growth

19 Mar 2024

A big surprise as agriculture GDP plunges in the second half of 2023

Agribusiness

A big surprise as agriculture GDP plunges in the second half of 2023

Paul Makube 7 Mar 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa narrowly avoids technical recession in Q4

Kopano Gumbi and Sfundo Parakozov 5 Mar 2024

Image source: fotografierende from

Corporate & Commercial Law

Increase in business closures marks challenging start to 2024

Craig Blumenthal 1 Mar 2024

Tourism Minister highlights growth and diversity at Meetings Africa 2024

Tourism

Tourism Minister highlights growth and diversity at Meetings Africa 2024

27 Feb 2024