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Weather extremes force growers to rethink crop stress management

Agriculture

Weather extremes force growers to rethink crop stress management

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Climate Change

Can climate shocks change how people feel about paying taxes?

Enrico Nichelatti 10 Jul 2026

Urban farming helps Johannesburg’s poorest households survive – now it needs bigger investment

Agriculture

Urban farming helps Johannesburg’s poorest households survive – now it needs bigger investment

Blessings Masuku and Colleta Gandidzanwa 1 Jul 2026

Climate change is threatening sheep farmers in South Africa’s Drakensberg – how they’re adapting

Agriculture

Climate change is threatening sheep farmers in South Africa’s Drakensberg – how they’re adapting

M Slayi, A Dzvene, H Kabiti, S Muchaku and S Ndhleve 19 Jun 2026

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Climate Change

South Africa needs R250bn just to meet basic climate adaptation needs over the next decade

Anna Taylor 30 Mar 2026

Dr Mario Landman, Executive of Education Technology and Innovation at the Independent Institute of Education

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | The IIE's Dr Mario Landman: Tremors and quakes - trends shifting education

Mario Landman 15 Jan 2026

Environment & Natural Resources

COP30: Severe weather is natural, but the disasters that follow aren't

Yolandi Meyer 20 Nov 2025

Smartphones, women’s rights and coupons: New trends that can boost insurance for African farmers

Agriculture

Smartphones, women’s rights and coupons: New trends that can boost insurance for African farmers

Berber Kramer and Ruth Vargas Hill 17 Nov 2025

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

Legislative updates and industry news

Financial Services

Legislative updates and industry news

Danica Pretorius, Issued by Ambledown 11 Nov 2025

Where profit meets planet: The business of climate-resilient food production

Agriculture

Where profit meets planet: The business of climate-resilient food production

Daneel Rossouw 10 Nov 2025

Farmers advised to prepare for hot, variable summer conditions

Agriculture

Farmers advised to prepare for hot, variable summer conditions

29 Oct 2025

Finance

Empowering insurers—Old Mutual Insure and ASSA launch climate tracking tool

24 Oct 2025

Tanzanian farmers turn to AI to combat climate uncertainty

Agri Tech

Tanzanian farmers turn to AI to combat climate uncertainty

4 Sep 2025

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Climate Change

African universities urged to spearhead climate research

19 Aug 2025

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Mental health

Extreme weather affects mental health: what vulnerable women in Kenya told us

Cyprian M. Mostert 1 Aug 2025

Sachin Chanderdhev, Sector Specialist for Manufacturing, Absa Business Banking

Manufacturing

Rise of green manufacturing: Future-proofing Africa through sustainability

Sachin Chanderdhev 18 Jul 2025

#IFATAfrica: Water at heart of SA’s innovation

Food, Water & Energy Security

#IFATAfrica: Water at heart of SA’s innovation

9 Jul 2025

The sustainability edge: Beyond Earth Day, why going green is good for business

SMEs

The sustainability edge: Beyond Earth Day, why going green is good for business

Issued by Business Partners Limited 3 Jul 2025

South Africa as G20 leader can take action on Africa’s food supply: 4 ways to make a difference

Agriculture

South Africa as G20 leader can take action on Africa’s food supply: 4 ways to make a difference

Wandile Sihlobo 15 Apr 2025

People walk through water at a flooded area affected by rising sea levels and land subsidence in North Jakarta, Indonesia, 20 November 2024. Reuters/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo

Climate Change

Cities face 'whiplash' of floods, droughts as temperatures rise, study warns

David Stanway 12 Mar 2025

Persistent growth: How IoT solutions could revolutionise agritech

Agri Tech

Persistent growth: How IoT solutions could revolutionise agritech

Issued by ASUS 19 Nov 2024

A municipal worker attempts to unclog a flooded road in Newlands during heavy rains in Cape Town, South Africa, 9 July 2024. Reuters/Esa Alexander/File Photo

Climate Change

South Africa concerned Trump election will impact climate talks

Tim Cocks 8 Nov 2024

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Agriculture

Farmers urged to tackle climate risks with strategic planting

8 Nov 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO reports slight dip in global food prices for August

6 Sep 2024

Oxford Saïd and Burjeel Holdings collaborate to launch the global Climate Change Challenge

Higher Education

Oxford Saïd and Burjeel Holdings collaborate to launch the global Climate Change Challenge

Issued by Oxford University Press 1 Aug 2024

Source: © PYMNTS Major sporting events such as the Uefa Euros and the Paris Olympics are are expected to drive economic growth in 2024

Marketing

Live events, like Paris Olympics, 1 of 5 trends shaping consumer spending

25 Jul 2024

Extreme weather in South Africa is disrupting tourism – research tracks the impact on coastal areas

Tourism

Extreme weather in South Africa is disrupting tourism – research tracks the impact on coastal areas

Kaitano Dube 12 Jul 2024

Climate-proofing workplaces: Prioritising safety and sustainability

Occupational Health & Safety

Climate-proofing workplaces: Prioritising safety and sustainability

Kate Collier 23 May 2024

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Agriculture

Heat is coming for our crops. We have to make them ready

Mohan Singh and Prem Bhalla 21 May 2024

An old woman hospitalized for dehydration during the recent record heat wave, receives IV drip while she is being consulted at an hospital in Niamey, Niger, 13 April 2024. Reuters/ Mahamadou Hamidou

Climate Change

Deadly heat in West Africa warns of climate change-driven scorchers to come

Boureima Balima and Abdel-Kader Mazou 18 Apr 2024

Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: How to blunt the impact

Agribusiness

Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: How to blunt the impact

Wandile Sihlobo 6 Mar 2024

#BizTrends2024: What's hot to eat, taste, wear and more in 2024

Trends

#BizTrends2024: What's hot to eat, taste, wear and more in 2024

Sue Blaine 22 Jan 2024

Navigating the festive season, mindfully

Wellness

Navigating the festive season, mindfully

20 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied. Roger Hislop, energy management systems executive at CBI: energy.

Property

Revitalising commercial real estate through sustainable solutions and innovative energy management

11 Dec 2023

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Agriculture

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso and Abiodun Olusola Omotayo 22 Nov 2023

A view of a gas plant seen from the desert road of Suez outside Cairo. Source: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Coal, Oil & Gas

Israel conflict harms Egypt LNG export outlook

Marwa Rashad and Sarah El Safty 8 Nov 2023

A view shows destroyed buildings, in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya - 18 September 2023. Reuters/Ahmed Elumami

Climate Change

Climate change made Libya's deadly rainfall up to 50 times more likely - study

Riham Alkousaa 19 Sep 2023

Healthcare

From fatal allergies to heart attacks and cholera - the devastating health effects of global warming in Africa

Lenore Manderson 7 Sep 2023

Tunisian environmental activist, Radhia Haddad, stands on the dried-out Ariana lagoon, in Ariana, Tunisia 11 August 2023. Reuters/Jihed Abidellaoui

Climate Change

Changing climate pushes migrating birds from parched Tunisian wetlands

Jihed Abidellaoui 15 Aug 2023

Venture Capital

What is net zero and why does it matter?

Philip Robotham 7 Jul 2023

Research

Climate change journalism in South Africa misses the mark by ignoring people's daily experiences

Enock Sithole 23 Jun 2023

Embracing technology and innovation to drive sustainability in the property sector

Facilities & Property Management

Embracing technology and innovation to drive sustainability in the property sector

Frikkie Malan 23 May 2023

Transforming African agriculture: Investing in solutions to maximise farm-level productivity

Agro-processing

Transforming African agriculture: Investing in solutions to maximise farm-level productivity

19 Apr 2023

#COP27: 3 reasons rich countries can no longer ignore calls to pay developing world for climate havoc

Climate Change

#COP27: 3 reasons rich countries can no longer ignore calls to pay developing world for climate havoc

Lisa Vanhala 9 Nov 2022

Healthcare

Experts pave the way for safer surgery to address global elective waiting lists

1 Nov 2022

African cities: Climate action plans could help address injustice, inequity

Climate Change

African cities: Climate action plans could help address injustice, inequity

Gina Ziervogel 24 Oct 2022