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Bird flu outbreaks renew calls to reopen chicken imports from Brazil

Agriculture

Bird flu outbreaks renew calls to reopen chicken imports from Brazil

5 hours

South Africa issues first permit for avian influenza vaccination

Agriculture

South Africa issues first permit for avian influenza vaccination

2 days

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Medical Research

SA-Germany Genomic Surveillance Project enters new phase

30 Jun 2025

Meat, vegetable price surge pushes SA food inflation to 4.4% in May

Agro-processing

Meat, vegetable price surge pushes SA food inflation to 4.4% in May

Paul Makube 19 Jun 2025

Beef, oils, and vegetables lead rise in food costs despite stable inflation

Banking & Finance

Beef, oils, and vegetables lead rise in food costs despite stable inflation

18 Jun 2025

FAO forecasts record highs for global food crops amid market uncertainty

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO forecasts record highs for global food crops amid market uncertainty

12 Jun 2025

SA rolls out first mass poultry vaccination to curb avian flu

Agriculture

SA rolls out first mass poultry vaccination to curb avian flu

6 Jun 2025

Discover June's film releases: A mix of sci-fi, horror, and drama

Film

Discover June's film releases: A mix of sci-fi, horror, and drama

Daniel Dercksen 4 Jun 2025

Scientists at the University of Pretoria have found that fresh vegetables are being contaminated by disease-causing bacteria through irrigation from polluted rivers and boreholes. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Food, Water & Energy Security

South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk

Steve Kretzmann 26 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

AMIE urges government to adopt regionalised response to avian flu outbreak in Brazil

Retailers

AMIE urges government to adopt regionalised response to avian flu outbreak in Brazil

Issued by AMIE 20 May 2025

A staff member walks past a branding during a media visit and tour of Tiger Brands' Albany Belville Bakery, in Cape Town, South Africa, 17 October 2024. Reuters/Esa Alexander/File photo

Consumer Law

Tiger Brands offers settlement to plaintiffs in listeriosis class action

Siyanda Mthethwa 12 May 2025

China bans South African beef imports amid FMD outbreak

Agriculture

China bans South African beef imports amid FMD outbreak

12 May 2025

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Uganda declares end to latest ebola outbreak

Elias Biryabarema 28 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Nicholas de Clercq, Quantitative Analyst :Prescient Investment Management.

Markets & Investment

How unprecedented uncertainty under Trump is shaping market trends

Nicholas de Clercq 22 Apr 2025

New FMD cases in KZN and Eastern Cape spark biosecurity alert

Agriculture

New FMD cases in KZN and Eastern Cape spark biosecurity alert

31 Mar 2025

Feathered crisis: How avian influenza is reshaping chicken prices in South Africa

Agriculture

Feathered crisis: How avian influenza is reshaping chicken prices in South Africa

Thulani Ningi and Moses Lubinga 28 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters. SA President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Covid-19

Cyril Ramaphosa addresses heroes of healthcare at Denosa event

25 Mar 2025

Food Security

Why Americans care so much about egg prices – and how this issue got so political

Clodagh Harrington 18 Mar 2025

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Agriculture

Rainbow Chicken rebounds with profit surge, cautions on bird flu impact

Nelson Banya 7 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters.

HIV/AIDS

Trump's aid cuts stop South African HIV vaccine trials in their tracks

Catherine Schenck 19 Feb 2025

Spaza shop owners urged to register before deadline

Regulatory

Spaza shop owners urged to register before deadline

14 Feb 2025

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Public Liability & Personal Injury

Interim relief for listeriosis class action claimants with urgent medical needs

3 Feb 2025

Morocco bans German feed grain imports amid FMD outbreak

Agro-processing

Morocco bans German feed grain imports amid FMD outbreak

Ahmed Eljechtimi 31 Jan 2025

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Agriculture

Avian influenza, rising costs weigh on SA poultry industry, Sapa says

29 Jan 2025

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Food, Water & Energy Security

City of Tshwane declares Hammanskraal water safe for consumption

9 Jan 2025

Source: wirestock via

Agriculture

South Africa's agriculture may recover in 2025

Wandile Sihlobo 7 Jan 2025

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Infectious Diseases

Cases of rubella spike countrywide while diphtheria hits Western Cape

Tamsin Metelerkamp 20 Dec 2024

Safe and nutritious food – healthy communities

Food, Water & Energy Security

Safe and nutritious food – healthy communities

Namhla Skweyiya, Issued by FoodForward SA 19 Dec 2024

Can a traceability system drive growth in South African agriculture?

Agribusiness

Can a traceability system drive growth in South African agriculture?

Greg Talbot 9 Dec 2024

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Agriculture

FMD control efforts continue in Eastern Cape and KZN

25 Nov 2024

Government calls on spaza shop owners to register their businesses

SMEs

Government calls on spaza shop owners to register their businesses

20 Nov 2024

Astral Foods forecasts growth as interest rates fall

Agro-processing

Astral Foods forecasts growth as interest rates fall

Nelson Banya 18 Nov 2024

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Environment & Natural Resources

HPAI virus suspected to have reached Marion Island

13 Nov 2024

Protecting travellers amid Mzansi’s travel surge

Travel

Protecting travellers amid Mzansi’s travel surge

Issued by Irvine Partners 11 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Africa health body calls on Trump to honour US vaccine pledges

Anait Miridzhanian 8 Nov 2024

Ghana expects recovery in cocoa production for 2024/25 season

Agro-processing

Ghana expects recovery in cocoa production for 2024/25 season

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 7 Nov 2024

Astral Foods predicts profit as bird flu outbreak, power cuts subside

Agro-processing

Astral Foods predicts profit as bird flu outbreak, power cuts subside

30 Oct 2024

4 provinces declared free from foot and mouth disease

Agriculture

4 provinces declared free from foot and mouth disease

28 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Akin Jimoh, chief editor at Nature Africa.

Healthcare

Historic first: Africa hosts Inclusive Health Research Awards

Akin Jimoh 25 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Infectious Diseases

Congo launches its first mpox vaccination campaign

Djaffar Al Katanty 8 Oct 2024

Is the food price crisis here to stay? The latest from the Commission

Retail

Is the food price crisis here to stay? The latest from the Commission

7 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

Gilead to donate remdesivir for emergency use against Marburg disease in Rwanda

Mariam Sunny 4 Oct 2024

Public Health

Rwanda to start vaccine trials for Marburg disease in a few weeks

Philbert Girinema 4 Oct 2024

Vials of the Jynneos smallpox and monkeypox vaccine are placed on a table during a clinic offered by the Pima County Department of Public Health at Abrams Public Health Center in Tucson, Arizona, US, 20 August 2022. Reuters/Rebecca Noble/File Photo

Health & Social Welfare

African CDC: More than $800m pledged for mpox response

Anait Miridzhanian 27 Sep 2024

Source: !Xaus Lodge.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Potential impact of land reform in tourism - How the sector can uplift communities

Peter Setou 25 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Infectious Diseases

Gavi to buy 500,000 mpox vaccine doses from Bavarian Nordic

Jennifer Rigby 19 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Congo brings forward launch of mpox vaccine drive

Sonia Rolley 17 Sep 2024