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Over 500 small-scale farmers graduate through KAL Academy

Agriculture

Over 500 small-scale farmers graduate through KAL Academy

22 Apr 2025

Inquiry makes recommendations to improve competition in fresh produce market

Research

Inquiry makes recommendations to improve competition in fresh produce market

14 Jan 2025

RCL Foods delivers a pleasing performance

Banking & Finance

RCL Foods delivers a pleasing performance

6 Sep 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

Wine exports experienced an increase of R342m

Import/Export

Wine exports experienced an increase of R342m

Eduardo Urzagasti 8 Feb 2024

A Tiger Brands beverage production facility is seen in Germiston, Source: Reuters/James Oatway.

FMCG

Tiger Brands sees no respite from high food prices yet for consumers

Nqobile Dludla 5 Dec 2023

Why your breakfast costs are lower this year

Agribusiness

Why your breakfast costs are lower this year

Paul Makube 24 Aug 2023

Tides are turning for SA's wine industry, despite challenges

Agriculture

Tides are turning for SA's wine industry, despite challenges

21 Aug 2023

R176m lifeline for canegrowers as milling sector crisis deepens

Agribusiness

R176m lifeline for canegrowers as milling sector crisis deepens

1 Aug 2023

Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem

Food Security

Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem

Simon Roberts and Ntombifuthi Tshabalala 26 Jul 2023

Didiza encouraged by agricultural sector's contribution to job creation

Agriculture

Didiza encouraged by agricultural sector's contribution to job creation

18 May 2023

A further rate hike dampens agri outlook in the already volatile operating conditions

Agribusiness

A further rate hike dampens agri outlook in the already volatile operating conditions

Paul Makube 27 Jan 2023

Agribusiness confidence drops below neutral 50-point mark in Q4

Agriculture

Agribusiness confidence drops below neutral 50-point mark in Q4

Wandile Sihlobo 1 Dec 2022

Sustainable Farming

Climate change calls for sustainable farming practices

Karabo Mabuza 17 Nov 2022

Source: stevepb via

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices rise in January

3 Feb 2022

Source: ©Zoran Orcik via

Agribusiness

Third quarter 2021 slump in agriculture GDP a surprise but not a concern

Paul Makube 8 Dec 2021

Sappma highlights standards as key to improving SA plastic pipe sector competitiveness

Materials & Equipment

Sappma highlights standards as key to improving SA plastic pipe sector competitiveness

10 Sep 2021

SA signs plan to revive steel industry

Materials & Equipment

SA signs plan to revive steel industry

Tanisha Heiberg 14 Jun 2021

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Logistics & Transport

Good compliance vs bad compliance - why cheaper service providers can damage a shipper's business

2 Jun 2021

How sub-Saharan Africa can rethink its approach to agriculture

Agriculture

How sub-Saharan Africa can rethink its approach to agriculture

Michael Aliber and Wandile Sihlobo 15 Dec 2020

ConCourt ruling and what Woolies could have done differently

Labour Law

ConCourt ruling and what Woolies could have done differently

Jonathan Goldberg 8 Nov 2018

Clover CEO Johann Vorster. Image credit: Martin Rhodes via Business Live

FMCG

Clover profit battered on all fronts

Mark Allix 14 Sep 2017

Agribusiness

Astral Foods H1 profits to drop as high feed costs and imports bite

Andries Mahlangu 7 Feb 2017

Commodities & Fairtrade

It's the price of eggs we should be worried about

12 May 2016

Agriculture

Budget cuts agriculture cannot afford

29 Apr 2016

FNB predicts stable coffee price

Banking & Finance

FNB predicts stable coffee price

15 Mar 2016

Commodities & Fairtrade

Is your morning coffee in danger?

14 Mar 2016

Contractions in factory and mine output bode ill for the economy

Design & Manufacturing

Contractions in factory and mine output bode ill for the economy

Ntsakisi Maswanganyi 11 Mar 2016

Bob Adams via - Saldanha Bay harbour

Shipping

Saldanha Bay IDZ creating opportunities

11 Feb 2016

Beef production threatened by deepening drought

Agro-processing

Beef production threatened by deepening drought

4 Feb 2016

Quantum solves chicken and egg riddle

Commodities & Fairtrade

Quantum solves chicken and egg riddle

27 Nov 2015

SA wine producers need more initiatives to support the industry

Sustainable Farming

SA wine producers need more initiatives to support the industry

5 Nov 2015

Youth Development Agency launches youth-owned cooperatives in Limpopo

Agriculture

Youth Development Agency launches youth-owned cooperatives in Limpopo

21 Jul 2015

Better milk prices fail to stem exodus

Supply Chain

Better milk prices fail to stem exodus

Nick Hedley 30 Sep 2014

Incentives pointless in wake of strikes, wage demands

Administration

Incentives pointless in wake of strikes, wage demands

Ntsakisi Maswanganyi 6 Aug 2014

Design & Manufacturing

Incentives 'may be pointless'

Ntsakisi Maswanganyi 4 Aug 2014

SA current account deficit narrows

Finance

SA current account deficit narrows

19 Jun 2014

Comair's upbeat trading statement

Aviation

Comair's upbeat trading statement

Max Gebhardt 30 Jan 2014

MCEP approves 436 entities‚ helps to sustain 116‚497 jobs

Administration

MCEP approves 436 entities‚ helps to sustain 116‚497 jobs

18 Nov 2013

Cape crafts hit R1.5 million in exports

Import/Export

Cape crafts hit R1.5 million in exports

5 Nov 2013

SA needs new economic doctrine‚ says Susman

Retailers

SA needs new economic doctrine‚ says Susman

Zeenat Moorad 3 Oct 2013

Manufacturing confidence still fragile: survey

Manufacturing

Manufacturing confidence still fragile: survey

Ntsakisi Mawanganyi 16 Aug 2013

Kagiso PMI inches slightly higher

Manufacturing

Kagiso PMI inches slightly higher

2 Jul 2013

Weak rand not all good for local manufacturers - Rabbie

Finance, Accounting & Banking

Weak rand not all good for local manufacturers - Rabbie

13 Jun 2013

Clover hurt by labour and fuel costs

Manufacturing

Clover hurt by labour and fuel costs

Zeenat Moorad 13 Mar 2013

Mining

Lonmin: 150 management jobs may go

1 Mar 2013

Manufacturing sector hurt by strikes

Manufacturing

Manufacturing sector hurt by strikes

13 Feb 2013

Mining

SA miners to ramp up output from Zim operations

19 Nov 2012

Supply Chain

Cheap imports affect Astral's bottom line

Nick Hedley 13 Nov 2012

How I'd fix SA - free up the economy

Training

How I'd fix SA - free up the economy

Raymond Ackerman 15 Jun 2012