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Northern Cape community-owned raisin farm grows revenue to R17.4m

Agriculture

Northern Cape community-owned raisin farm grows revenue to R17.4m

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The Department of Land Reform and Rural Development has asked the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate failed farm worker equity schemes (FWES). Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Employment Equity

SIU asked to investigate farm worker equity schemes

Liezl Human 25 Sep 2026

Tongaat head office stripped of expensive paintings and antiques ahead of a possible visit by liquidators. Photo supplied

Corporate & Commercial Law

Tongaat Hulett faces liquidation hearing

Tania Broughton 11 Jun 2026

Source: GroundUp/Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko

Affordable & Social Housing

Housing project for KZN flood victims creeps forward

3 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Storm recovery efforts continue across Western Cape

25 May 2026

Source: GroundUp/Ashraf Hendricks.

Property

De Doorns farm workers’ homes destroyed in floods

Liezl Human 21 May 2026

Retail is not just a point of sale - it is a system that connects, enables and sustains livelihoods across the economy (Image source: © 123rf )

Retail Services

Looking beyond the checkout counter: Recognising retail’s people

Reeza Isaacs 4 May 2026

Source: GroundUp/ Liezl Human.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Farm workers march to Parliament calling for land

Liezl Human 22 Apr 2026

Image source: Rabia Elif Aksoy –

Remuneration & Payroll

National minimum wage 2026: What workers (and employers) need to know

Danelle Plaatjies and Ludwig Frahm-Arp 23 Feb 2026

SA wine leaders honoured at 2026 harvest event

Viticulture & Oenology

SA wine leaders honoured at 2026 harvest event

11 Feb 2026

Remuneration & Payroll

National Minimum Wage bumped to over R30 per hour

4 Feb 2026

Rooibos Day 2026: Carmién Tea's journey to global success

FMCG

Rooibos Day 2026: Carmién Tea's journey to global success

16 Jan 2026

Food For Mzansi launches ‘Stand up, be counted’ for SA farmers

Agriculture

Food For Mzansi launches ‘Stand up, be counted’ for SA farmers

Issued by YehBaby Marketing Creatives 24 Nov 2025

Beyond the harvest: why funeral cover counts

Agriculture

Beyond the harvest: why funeral cover counts

Issued by Simply Financial Services 21 Aug 2025

Source: Supplied.

Property

From backyard to breakthrough: Calitzdorp's housing solution for farm workers

19 Aug 2025

Source: josealbafotos via

Agriculture

Emerging risks shake up SA agriculture sector

Daniel Stevens 7 Aug 2025

Source: prunkova via

Agro-processing

Citrus growers urge Ramaphosa to intervene as US tariff deadline looms

28 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

US tariffs on South Africa set to hit white farmers Trump has embraced

Wendell Roelf 10 Jul 2025

Diale Tilo, Executive Director, Kgodiso Development Fund.

Agriculture

Digging into the past to grow tomorrow: How young people are reshaping SA’s agri sector

Diale Tilo 23 Jun 2025

Simply brings essential funeral cover to farm workers at Nampo 2025

Agriculture

Simply brings essential funeral cover to farm workers at Nampo 2025

Issued by Simply Financial Services 4 Jun 2025

Most South African farmers are Black: Why Trump got it so wrong

Agriculture

Most South African farmers are Black: Why Trump got it so wrong

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 30 May 2025

Honouring the faces behind South Africa's wine

Food & Wine

Honouring the faces behind South Africa's wine

Issued by FusionDesign 17 Apr 2025

Workers at a household goods wholesaler in Johannesburg must be paid the minimum wage, not according to targets reached, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration has ruled. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Women workers win major victory on minimum wage

Tania Broughton 26 Feb 2025

5 wine luminaries honoured for their lasting influence

Food & Wine

5 wine luminaries honoured for their lasting influence

Issued by FusionDesign 20 Feb 2025

Thailand lifts 16-year ban on South African apple imports

Agriculture

Thailand lifts 16-year ban on South African apple imports

4 Feb 2025

366 years of South African wine: Excitement builds for annual Wine Harvest Commemorative Event

Food & Wine

366 years of South African wine: Excitement builds for annual Wine Harvest Commemorative Event

Issued by FusionDesign 3 Feb 2025

Commodities & Fairtrade

Fair pricing essential for smallholder farmers to tackle global food challenges

20 Jan 2025

While warmer weather might seem beneficial for crops like grapes, which can thrive in higher temperatures, the implications are more complex. Archive photo supplied.

Climate Change

How climate change threatens South Africa’s wine industry

Cole Potgieter, Aisling de Lange and Neil Thomas Stacey 2 Oct 2024

Simply Boer at Nampo 2024 offering affordable cover for farm workers

Agribusiness

Simply Boer at Nampo 2024 offering affordable cover for farm workers

Sam Fleming, Issued by Simply Financial Services 17 Sep 2024

#WomensMonth: Lorna Scott, visionary CEO and founder of Inverroche Distillery

Food & bev. services

#WomensMonth: Lorna Scott, visionary CEO and founder of Inverroche Distillery

Evan-Lee Courie 20 Aug 2024

Why work integrated learning prepares your business for a better future

Higher Education

Why work integrated learning prepares your business for a better future

Issued by False Bay College 16 Aug 2024

City Lodge Hotels makes giving back easy

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels makes giving back easy

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 7 Aug 2024

The digitisation of payments in South African agribusiness

Agriculture

The digitisation of payments in South African agribusiness

Karl Blom, Lerato Niklaas, Kenan Petersen and David Donkor 23 Jul 2024

Farm workers demand transparency on pesticide regulations

Agriculture

Farm workers demand transparency on pesticide regulations

Liezl Human 8 Jul 2024

Image source: bram janssens –

Remuneration & Payroll

National minimum wage increases

5 Feb 2024

SA sugar industry surpasses R1bn transformation investment target

Agro-processing

SA sugar industry surpasses R1bn transformation investment target

1 Feb 2024

Rural women shed light on food insecurity

Food Security

Rural women shed light on food insecurity

Liezl Human 1 Nov 2023

Image source: Rabia Elif Aksoy –

Labour Law & Unions

Deadline looms for comments on minimum wage adjustments

5 Sep 2023

Hail to Heroes campaign shows goodness of fruit is more than skin deep

FMCG

Hail to Heroes campaign shows goodness of fruit is more than skin deep

6 Jul 2023

Kgodiso Development Fund, Raisin SA launch Vine Academy in Northern Cape

Research & Development

Kgodiso Development Fund, Raisin SA launch Vine Academy in Northern Cape

13 Jun 2023

Source © IOL Once again Tiger Brands will extend operations at its deciduous fruit business Langeberg & Ashton Foods (L&AF) for a further season

Food & bev. services

Tiger Brands extends Langeberg & Ashton Foods (L&AF) operations for a further season again

12 Jun 2023

Viticulture & Oenology

Akkedisberg farmworkers inspire hope and empowerment with wine brand, Southern Treasures

Robin Fredericks 25 May 2023

Mininum wage increase a threat to agri jobs and sector, says Kwanulu

Agribusiness

Mininum wage increase a threat to agri jobs and sector, says Kwanulu

2 Mar 2023

Reflections on land reform as we recover from a pandemic and a sluggish economy

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Reflections on land reform as we recover from a pandemic and a sluggish economy

Peter Setou 24 Jan 2023