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Agriculture

Local farmers secure Koo Baked Beans supply with Tiger Brands support

14 Jul 2025

Source: Forestry South Africa

Forestry

Forestry sector webinar highlights career pathways for unemployed youth

24 Jun 2025

SA wine industry forecasts 11% harvest recovery, calls for stronger value chains

Viticulture & Oenology

SA wine industry forecasts 11% harvest recovery, calls for stronger value chains

11 Jun 2025

Global shifts in focus as Nampo 2025 champions farm resilience

Agribusiness

Global shifts in focus as Nampo 2025 champions farm resilience

14 May 2025

Eastern Cape blended finance scheme supports 30 agribusinesses

Agribusiness

Eastern Cape blended finance scheme supports 30 agribusinesses

2 Apr 2025

Source: © International Mining Murray Macnab, group executive technical director UMS says mining is here to stay and underground mining is the future. Picture: Shaft sinking

Mining

Underground mining the future

Murray Macnab 26 Mar 2025

Khulisa growers gain international knowledge in China

Education & Skills Development

Khulisa growers gain international knowledge in China

Issued by Sappi 15 Jan 2025

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Remuneration & Payroll

Minimum wage recommendations for 2025 - last chance to comment

Tara Roos 13 Jan 2025

Technology and sustainable farming can contain the cost-price squeeze

Agri Tech

Technology and sustainable farming can contain the cost-price squeeze

John Hudson 9 Oct 2024

Nampo Cape 2024 expands with new exhibitions, machinery, and sheepdog expo

Agribusiness

Nampo Cape 2024 expands with new exhibitions, machinery, and sheepdog expo

19 Aug 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

Solidaridad launches employment fund to boost food security, employ youth

Agriculture

Solidaridad launches employment fund to boost food security, employ youth

30 Apr 2024

Agriculture – farming for the future with modernised systems

Agriculture

Agriculture – farming for the future with modernised systems

Clive Roberts 16 Feb 2024

MTN SME JumpStarter competition winner gets R100k cash prize

Awards

MTN SME JumpStarter competition winner gets R100k cash prize

8 Dec 2023

A haul truck is seen at the Mogalakwena platinum mine in Mokopane. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Mining

Anglo American readies cost cuts in wake of PGM market downturn

Felix Njini and Clara Denina 7 Dec 2023

IFPA Conference provides fresh perspective on fresh produce industry

Agribusiness

IFPA Conference provides fresh perspective on fresh produce industry

16 Aug 2023

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Agri Tech

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Thomas Daum, Frédéric Baudron, Ingo Grass, Matin Qaim and Regina Birner 18 Jul 2023

Ground-breaking project teaches children to farm using Minecraft

Agri Tech

Ground-breaking project teaches children to farm using Minecraft

Issued by YehBaby Marketing Creatives 14 Feb 2023

Mining companies can find opportunity in changing ESG trends

Sustainability

Mining companies can find opportunity in changing ESG trends

Garyn Rapson, Nomsa Mbere, Jaqui Pinto, Paula-Ann Novotny, Dalit Anstey 13 Feb 2023

#BestofBiz 2022: Agriculture

Agriculture

#BestofBiz 2022: Agriculture

12 Dec 2022

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Agriculture

South Africa's small-scale farmers still can't find a place in the food value chain

Adrino Mazenda 14 Oct 2022

Kaap Agri CEO Sean Walsh, Source: Supplied

E-commerce

Kaap Agri expands online with Agrimark e-commerce platform

10 Oct 2022

Tiger Brands' agriculture aggregator programme - growing more than just crops

Agriculture

Tiger Brands' agriculture aggregator programme - growing more than just crops

Robin Fredericks 29 Aug 2022

Source: Supplied

Agriculture

SAB & FarmSol empower farmers with state-of-the-art mechanisation

12 Aug 2022

Sowing the seeds of change: Advancing the interests of women agripreneurs through collaborative conversations

Agriculture

Sowing the seeds of change: Advancing the interests of women agripreneurs through collaborative conversations

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 25 Mar 2022

Food Security

Are small farms the solution to food insecurity? Uganda study shows policies can get it wrong

Juan Pablo Rud, Diego Restuccia and Fernando Aragon Sanchez 2 Dec 2021

Source: ©2020 Vedanta Zinc International: Aerial view of Black Mountain Mining

Science & Engineering

Benefits of digitalisation for mining

16 Sep 2021

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Research & Development

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Lulama Ndibongo Traub, Thomas Jayne and Wandile Sihlobo 2 Aug 2021

Feeding Africa from Africa: Smallholder farmers to leverage on AfCFTA

Agribusiness

Feeding Africa from Africa: Smallholder farmers to leverage on AfCFTA

Busani Bafana 14 Jun 2021

Rescuers work in Kamituga, South Kivu, at the entrance of one of the mines which collapsed following torrential rains trapping dozens of artisanal miners in September 2020. Photo by Stringer/AFP via Getty Images

Mining

How large miners and states stifle local capital and innovation in DR Congo

Ben Radley & Sara Geenen 13 Apr 2021

Black citrus growers see 40% increase in production figures

Agriculture

Black citrus growers see 40% increase in production figures

16 Mar 2021

Wandisile Mandlana, partner, Bowmans South Africa

Mining

The challenges and opportunities in the African mining sector

Wandisile Mandlana 11 Feb 2021

What to expect from the industrial property market in 2021

Industrial & Logistics Property

What to expect from the industrial property market in 2021

Tony Bales 4 Feb 2021

Tractors can change farming in good ways and bad: lessons from four African countries

Agri Tech

Tractors can change farming in good ways and bad: lessons from four African countries

Thomas Daum 29 Dec 2020

Agriculture

Kaap Agri unveils new logo and brand structure

9 Dec 2020

Tycho Moncks, managing director and partner at Boston Consulting Group.

Mining

8 priorities to improve mining competitiveness in SA

17 Nov 2020

Positive growth from SA's agriculture sector despite economic crisis

Agribusiness

Positive growth from SA's agriculture sector despite economic crisis

21 Oct 2020

The imperative to create shared value for Africa through investment in agriculture

Agribusiness

The imperative to create shared value for Africa through investment in agriculture

Axel Smeulders 27 Aug 2020

Agriculture

Using agriculture to help boost job creation, investment in Mozambique

25 Aug 2020

Food security: How will we feed 9 billion mouths by 2037?

Food Security

Food security: How will we feed 9 billion mouths by 2037?

Dr Peter Oberem 27 Jul 2020

The right tools in trying supply chain times

Supply Chain

The right tools in trying supply chain times

Andrew Dawson 16 Jul 2020

5G brings opportunities for SA

Telecoms & Networks

5G brings opportunities for SA

10 Jul 2020

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Agribusiness

Unlocking Africa's agribusiness potential with platform thinking

Louis van Ravesteyn 1 Jul 2020

Agribusiness

How important is a brand name in modern agriculture?

Issued by Tech Terrain 24 Jun 2020

Reimagining labour at the dawn of 4IR

4th Industrial Revolution

Reimagining labour at the dawn of 4IR

Thando Gobe 1 Jun 2020

Agribusiness

The impact of Covid-19 on South Africa's agriculture economy

Dr Peter Oberem 29 May 2020

Agriculture

#Covid19: Keeping Africa fed as the disease bites

Qu Dongyu, Josefa Sacko and Thokozile Didiza 5 May 2020

#LockdownLevel4: All sectors of agriculture to operate

Agribusiness

#LockdownLevel4: All sectors of agriculture to operate

30 Apr 2020