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What will it take to make Africa food secure? G20 group points to trade, resilient supply chains and sustainable farming

Agriculture

What will it take to make Africa food secure? G20 group points to trade, resilient supply chains and sustainable farming

Wandile Sihlobo 11 Nov 2025

Can technology make Africa a global agricultural powerhouse?

Agriculture

Can technology make Africa a global agricultural powerhouse?

6 Nov 2025

Record grain harvest showcases resilience of SA farmers

Agriculture

Record grain harvest showcases resilience of SA farmers

3 Nov 2025

Thapelo Kgosi Ramokala, animal health specialist at Beefmaster Group, says pre-breeding exams are essential to improving herd fertility.

Agriculture

How pre-breeding exams can boost herd fertility and cut long-term losses

31 Oct 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

Mark Shuttleworth donates $1m to save the world’s largest flying bird

John Cooper 17 Oct 2025

East Africa's dairy sector receives $358m for climate-resilient transformation

Agro-processing

East Africa's dairy sector receives $358m for climate-resilient transformation

17 Oct 2025

Emira champions biodiversity with non-toxic eco pest control initiative

Facilities & Property Management

Emira champions biodiversity with non-toxic eco pest control initiative

Issued by Catchwords 15 Oct 2025

FOUR PAWS Supports DFFE’s Decision to Bar Lion Bone Exports

Environment & Natural Resources

FOUR PAWS Supports DFFE’s Decision to Bar Lion Bone Exports

Issued by FOUR PAWS 9 Oct 2025

Breaking the Vicious Cycle of the Big Cat Industry in South Africa

ESG & Sustainability

Breaking the Vicious Cycle of the Big Cat Industry in South Africa

Issued by FOUR PAWS 13 Nov 2024

DFFE White Paper Deviates From 2022 Initial Draft

Environment & Natural Resources

DFFE White Paper Deviates From 2022 Initial Draft

Issued by FOUR PAWS 3 Jul 2023

Government Asked to Step Up Ending Captive Breeding Implementation Process

Environment & Natural Resources

Government Asked to Step Up Ending Captive Breeding Implementation Process

Issued by FOUR PAWS 1 Dec 2022

South Africa Marks Progress in Animal Welfare

Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa Marks Progress in Animal Welfare

Issued by FOUR PAWS 21 May 2021

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Environment & Natural Resources

Vulnerable vultures: Govt calls on South Africans to protect "critically important" birds

6 Oct 2025

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Education & Training

Chronically online: South Africa’s digital dilemma for sexual health

Jessica Gbedemah 12 Sep 2025

FMD outbreaks persist as government ramps up response

Agriculture

FMD outbreaks persist as government ramps up response

2 Sep 2025

Untamed Africa celebrated on National Geographic Wild this August

TV

Untamed Africa celebrated on National Geographic Wild this August

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 19 Aug 2025

Environment & Natural Resources

SANParks' new campaign aims to reinvigorate rhino population at Kruger

8 Aug 2025

#WPRD2025 | Lebo Madiba: PR as bridge‑building infrastructure in a fragmented world

World PR Day

#WPRD2025 | Lebo Madiba: PR as bridge‑building infrastructure in a fragmented world

Lebo Madiba 28 Jul 2025

Precision breeding powers climate resilience in SA

Agriculture

Precision breeding powers climate resilience in SA

15 Jul 2025

Bird flu outbreaks renew calls to reopen chicken imports from Brazil

Agriculture

Bird flu outbreaks renew calls to reopen chicken imports from Brazil

4 Jul 2025

South Africa issues first permit for avian influenza vaccination

Agriculture

South Africa issues first permit for avian influenza vaccination

2 Jul 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

Protecting penguins: New offshore regulations open for comment

1 Jul 2025

New plant breeders’ rights law takes effect in SA

Agriculture

New plant breeders’ rights law takes effect in SA

26 Jun 2025

Beyond the smoothie – UP launches papaya-inspired recipe book

Higher Education

Beyond the smoothie – UP launches papaya-inspired recipe book

Issued by University of Pretoria 24 Jun 2025

#WorldGiraffeDay: Why the giraffe needs more conservation

Environment & Natural Resources

#WorldGiraffeDay: Why the giraffe needs more conservation

20 Jun 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

10 more black rhinos translocated from SA to Mozambique

20 Jun 2025

Nigeria imports Danish cattle to double milk output, cut $1.5bn import bill

Agriculture

Nigeria imports Danish cattle to double milk output, cut $1.5bn import bill

Camillus Eboh 6 Jun 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

Lesser flamingos lose one of their only four African breeding sites to sewage

Tim Cocks 27 May 2025

SA suspends poultry imports from Brazil amid avian influenza outbreak

Food Security

SA suspends poultry imports from Brazil amid avian influenza outbreak

22 May 2025

The disease is hard to catch because it looks similar to other crop diseases. Source: Supplied.

Agriculture

Goss’s Wilt and Leaf Blight: A new threat to South African maize production

Dr. Rikus Kloppers 19 Mar 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa’s penguins are worth billions, experts say

Michael Cherry 18 Mar 2025

Conservationists argued that current no-fishing zones are inadequate to prevent the African Penguin’s extinction. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Settlement reached in African Penguin case

John Yeld 13 Mar 2025

Mouse-Free Marion Cycling Team members John Cooper, Erica Leppan, Katta Ludynia and Jeremy George on the descent from Chapman’s Peak into Hout Bay along the Cape Town Cycle Tour route

Environment & Natural Resources

Mouse-Free Marion Project riders to raise awareness during Cape Town Cycle Tour

3 Mar 2025

Marriott International to open two luxury safari camps in Kenya

Hospitality

Marriott International to open two luxury safari camps in Kenya

27 Feb 2025

Conservation groups want new “sweet spot” no-fishing zones around African Penguin breeding colonies, arguing current zones are inadequate to prevent the species’ extinction. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Major showdown in court over African Penguin’s future

John Yeld 17 Feb 2025

Agriculture

Kenya’s farmers have lots of digital tools to help boost productivity – how they can be made more effective

E Njuguna, J Mburu, R Birner and T Daum 21 Jan 2025

Jaco Oosthuizen, Rectron category manager for mobility

Data & Analytics

Building an AI bridge for SA education gaps

Jaco Oosthuizen 19 Jan 2025

Virgin Active survey reveals the most outrageous wellness trends from 2024

Wellness

Virgin Active survey reveals the most outrageous wellness trends from 2024

16 Jan 2025

African Penguins (photographed above at the Boulders penguin colony) are critically endangered. Photo: John Yeld/GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Legal delays threaten survival of African Penguins, say conservation groups

John Yeld 12 Dec 2024

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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Environment & Natural Resources

HPAI virus suspected to have reached Marion Island

13 Nov 2024

Championing the township economy with Bulelani Balabala, founder of Township Entrepreneurs Alliance (TEA)

Informal Retailing

Championing the township economy with Bulelani Balabala, founder of Township Entrepreneurs Alliance (TEA)

Evan-Lee Courie 12 Nov 2024

SA's wine industry focuses on sustainability, innovation for future growth

Viticulture & Oenology

SA's wine industry focuses on sustainability, innovation for future growth

7 Nov 2024

Nutrition

GMO debate reignited as SA sets new precedent in court

Katja Hamilton 5 Nov 2024

COP29: AI can help develop climate-resistant crops for Africa – but it shouldn’t be left in the hands of corporates

Agriculture

COP29: AI can help develop climate-resistant crops for Africa – but it shouldn’t be left in the hands of corporates

Muhammad Nakhooda 4 Nov 2024

South Africa must push agricultural exports within Brics

Agribusiness

South Africa must push agricultural exports within Brics

Wandile Sihlobo 23 Oct 2024

African Penguins at Boulders Beach in Cape Town. Archive photo: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Talks on penguin litigation fail to break deadlock

John Yeld 22 Oct 2024

The Wits Rhisotope project involves inserting low levels of radioisotopes into the horns of living rhinos to make the horns traceable. Archive photo: Michael Lorentz / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Using radiation to stop the traffic of rhino horns

Neil Thomas Stacey 16 Oct 2024

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Climate Change

Africa’s famous Serengeti and Maasai Mara are being hit by climate change – a major threat to wildlife and tourism

Joseph Ogutu 4 Oct 2024