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Source: © TNPA Five companies have been named as preferred bidders or the development of Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) liquid bulk and green fuel terminals in the South Dunes Precinct of the Port of Richards Bay for a 25-year concession period

Logistics & Transport

5 preferred bidders for TNPA R17bn liquid bulk and green fuel terminals

9 May 2025

How falling oil prices could impact South Africa’s HoReCa sector

Food & bev. services

How falling oil prices could impact South Africa’s HoReCa sector

Morne Botes 29 Apr 2025

#BizTrends2025: 5 trends shaping the travel sector in 2025 and beyond

Trends

#BizTrends2025: 5 trends shaping the travel sector in 2025 and beyond

Kelly Jackson 28 Jan 2025

Back to the future: Reviving sorghum in South Africa

Agriculture

Back to the future: Reviving sorghum in South Africa

Christin Hunter 4 Dec 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO reports stable food prices in July

2 Aug 2024

World food prices hold steady in June, says FAO

Commodities & Fairtrade

World food prices hold steady in June, says FAO

5 Jul 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices rise for third straight month

7 Jun 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

World food prices up in March

8 Apr 2024

Sustainable Farming

Farmers go green: How renewable energy is changing the agriculture industry

13 Sep 2023

EU has established its own infrastructure fund for African sustainable aviation fuel. Source: Reuters/Yves Herman

Energy

EU scouts African clean jet fuel projects with 'Belt and Road' type fund

Wendell Roelf 29 Aug 2023

Santam has announced the finalists for the awards. Source: Supplied.

Media

All the Santam Women of the Future Awards finalists

27 Jul 2023

Eni bets on agribusiness in Africa to expand biofuel production

Energy

Eni bets on agribusiness in Africa to expand biofuel production

Francesca Landini 1 Jun 2023

Heineken brings the ultimate Greener Bar experience to the Cape Town E-Prix

FMCG

Heineken brings the ultimate Greener Bar experience to the Cape Town E-Prix

Issued by Heineken South Africa 24 Feb 2023

Formula E confirmed for Cape Town in 2023

Motorsport

Formula E confirmed for Cape Town in 2023

Ian McLaren 20 Oct 2022

Obstacles to overcome before Ukraine grain deal eases global food crisis

Agriculture

Obstacles to overcome before Ukraine grain deal eases global food crisis

Nigel Hunt 10 Aug 2022

Agro-processing

100% black-owned HempVest Africa goes commercial

25 May 2022

Clean energy transition must be fast and fair, IPCC scientists say

Sustainability

Clean energy transition must be fast and fair, IPCC scientists say

Laurie Goering 5 Apr 2022

Biofuel: How new microalgae technologies can hasten the end of our reliance on oil

Science & Engineering

Biofuel: How new microalgae technologies can hasten the end of our reliance on oil

Callum Russell 29 Mar 2022

Anglo American reduces emissions by 10% in sea trial using biofuel, VLSFO blend

Sustainability

Anglo American reduces emissions by 10% in sea trial using biofuel, VLSFO blend

17 Mar 2022

Source: ©Angloamerican Collahuasi - Port Patache

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Anglo American ocean freight aims for carbon neutrality

5 Nov 2021

Nairobi's fuel dispensers replace charcoal, kerosene with biofuel

Energy

Nairobi's fuel dispensers replace charcoal, kerosene with biofuel

Jackson Njehia 4 Oct 2021

ESG

How palm oil became the world's most hated, most used fat source

Jonathan E. Robins 30 Jul 2021

Thinking of going renewable? Here's how to assess which option is best for your business

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Thinking of going renewable? Here's how to assess which option is best for your business

Deepak John 24 Feb 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown has accelerated 4IR [Part 2]

4th Industrial Revolution

The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown has accelerated 4IR [Part 2]

Alan Knott-Craig 3 Jun 2020

Global food commodity prices drop in April

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food commodity prices drop in April

7 May 2020

Global food price index drops in March

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food price index drops in March

2 Apr 2020

Shaming people for flying won't cut airline emissions. We need a smarter solution

Aviation

Shaming people for flying won't cut airline emissions. We need a smarter solution

Duygu Yengin and Tracey Dodd 15 Jan 2020

Electric cars might not yet be green, but we should buy them anyway

Logistics & Transport

Electric cars might not yet be green, but we should buy them anyway

Ranald Boydell 3 Dec 2019

The geopolitics of palm oil and deforestation

Research & Development

The geopolitics of palm oil and deforestation

Jean-Marc Roda 2 Jul 2019

Complementing and offsetting energy opportunities for the South African water sector

Infrastructure & Utilities

Complementing and offsetting energy opportunities for the South African water sector

Dr John Ngoni Zvimba 11 Jun 2019

Wealth from waste - three ways pollution can be turned into something useful

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Wealth from waste - three ways pollution can be turned into something useful

Maria Sotenko 11 Apr 2019

The scandal of calling plantations 'forest restoration' is putting climate targets at risk

Forestry

The scandal of calling plantations 'forest restoration' is putting climate targets at risk

Simon Lewis and Charlotte Wheeler 8 Apr 2019

Wastewater is an asset - it contains nutrients, energy and precious metals, and scientists are learning how to recover them

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Wastewater is an asset - it contains nutrients, energy and precious metals, and scientists are learning how to recover them

Yalin Li 20 Mar 2019

Dinsow robot for the elderly. Photo: Bangkok Post

Medtech

Thailand set to bolster medical tourism with robotics

13 Mar 2019

How to fight climate change in agriculture while protecting jobs

Sustainable Farming

How to fight climate change in agriculture while protecting jobs

Laxmi Pant 18 Feb 2019

These SA-made eco-friendly firelighters are 100% natural

ESG

These SA-made eco-friendly firelighters are 100% natural

6 Feb 2019

New report: Setting realistic targets for biofuel production in sub-Saharan Africa

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

New report: Setting realistic targets for biofuel production in sub-Saharan Africa

25 Jan 2019

Can South Africa's sorghum industry be revived?

Agro-processing

Can South Africa's sorghum industry be revived?

Wandile Sihlobo 2 Jan 2019

Aquaculture key to food security and nutrition?

Fishing

Aquaculture key to food security and nutrition?

Helen Swingler and John Bolton 27 Nov 2018

#EntrepreneurMonth: MasterChef SA winner Kamini Pather launches healthy food-delivery service

Food & Wine

#EntrepreneurMonth: MasterChef SA winner Kamini Pather launches healthy food-delivery service

Ruth Cooper 6 Nov 2018

Wind turbines used to generate electricity on a wind farm in South Africa. Shutterstock

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Why South Africa can't make a massive shift to renewables - yet

Hartmut Winkler 25 Oct 2018

How 4IR will benefit South Africa (Part 2)

Technology

How 4IR will benefit South Africa (Part 2)

Alan Knott-Craig 24 Oct 2018

Making African agriculture more attractive for investors

Agribusiness

Making African agriculture more attractive for investors

4 Oct 2018

Agricultural commodity prices expected to remain low globally says OECD-FAO

Food Security

Agricultural commodity prices expected to remain low globally says OECD-FAO

4 Jul 2018

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Agriculture

Insights into the global grains market

17 May 2018

Don't forget buses: six rules for improving city bus services

Public Transport

Don't forget buses: six rules for improving city bus services

Jason Byrne and Emma Pharo 2 May 2018

Biofuel from sugarcane: Why is SA not rushing ahead?

Agriculture

Biofuel from sugarcane: Why is SA not rushing ahead?

Chris Ward 16 Mar 2018

Olive mills don't just produce oil – they also generate a lot of wastewater (Credit: )

Agro-processing

A new life for olive oil waste

Ben Coxworth 5 Mar 2018