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3 innovations set to transform South Africa’s food system by 2040

Agriculture

3 innovations set to transform South Africa’s food system by 2040

11 Jun 2025

Buzzing for change

Sustainable Farming

Buzzing for change

Issued by Libstar Group 20 May 2025

Buzzworthy news for World Bee Day: Growthpoint hosts 8 thriving bee hives at Woodlands Office Park

Retail & Hospitality Property

Buzzworthy news for World Bee Day: Growthpoint hosts 8 thriving bee hives at Woodlands Office Park

Issued by Catchwords 20 May 2025

Ashley du Plooy, Chief Executive Officer at ERA

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Why 2025 looks green for SA

Ashley du Plooy 20 Jan 2025

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Healthcare

Nationwide crackdown: 200,000 spaza shops targeted in urgent health safety audit

Katja Hamilton 29 Nov 2024

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Healthcare

Child pesticide poisonings a contributing factor of SA’s pending waste crisis, says expert

21 Nov 2024

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Healthcare

Ramaphosa makes child deaths under 12 notifiable following school poisoning crisis

Katja Hamilton 19 Nov 2024

Basic Education Minister calls for private sector boost in education efforts

Primary & Secondary Education

Basic Education Minister calls for private sector boost in education efforts

12 Nov 2024

Basic Education works to develop school safety guidelines

Primary & Secondary Education

Basic Education works to develop school safety guidelines

7 Nov 2024

SA's wine industry focuses on sustainability, innovation for future growth

Viticulture & Oenology

SA's wine industry focuses on sustainability, innovation for future growth

7 Nov 2024

Gauteng Health MEC laments poor Ekurhuleni spaza food safety standards

SMEs

Gauteng Health MEC laments poor Ekurhuleni spaza food safety standards

4 Nov 2024

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

The role of AI in the agricultural revolution and risks of change

Agriculture

The role of AI in the agricultural revolution and risks of change

Bernadette Versfeld 19 Aug 2024

Mogale Maleka: Leading the way in water-efficient farming as a GoGettaz finalist

Agriculture

Mogale Maleka: Leading the way in water-efficient farming as a GoGettaz finalist

Robin Fredericks 8 Aug 2024

2024 GoGettaz Agripreneur finalists announced

Agriculture

2024 GoGettaz Agripreneur finalists announced

5 Aug 2024

Farm workers demand transparency on pesticide regulations

Agriculture

Farm workers demand transparency on pesticide regulations

Liezl Human 8 Jul 2024

Farm workers and their children are exposed to pesticides that have been banned in Europe. These pesticides remain in the environment, and studies have found them all year round in three river catchments in the Western Cape. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Pesticides are polluting Western Cape rivers all year round

Steve Kretzmann 12 Jun 2024

Report: Fortified whole grains combat climate change and hunger

Agriculture

Report: Fortified whole grains combat climate change and hunger

18 Apr 2024

How nature-based knowledge can restore local ecosystems and improve community well-being

Sustainable Farming

How nature-based knowledge can restore local ecosystems and improve community well-being

Saeed Rahman and Natalie Slawinski 11 Mar 2024

Nanotechnology promises to help farmers cut pesticide use – but could also make chemicals more toxic

Research & Development

Nanotechnology promises to help farmers cut pesticide use – but could also make chemicals more toxic

Tom Nederstigt and Martina G. Vijver 26 Feb 2024

3 ways AI can help farmers tackle the challenges of modern agriculture

Agri Tech

3 ways AI can help farmers tackle the challenges of modern agriculture

Joe Hollis 30 Nov 2023

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Health & Social Welfare

Pesticides are harming Nigeria: it's time to update the law

Jane Ezirigwe 31 Jul 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

Vultures are seen on branches against a rainbow background in Tanzania in this undated handout image. Courtesy of North Carolina Zoo/Handout via Reuters

Environment & Natural Resources

Vulture surveillance system alerts Zambian park to poachers

Gloria Dickie 1 Jun 2023

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Unpacking additions to EPR Scheme; further proposed amendments

Lerato Molefi, Paula-Ann Novotny and Hassan Mahlawe 23 May 2023

Unlocking the potential of agriculture in Alexandra township | LFP's Hydro Coop

Sustainable Farming

Unlocking the potential of agriculture in Alexandra township | LFP's Hydro Coop

Issued by LFP Agri 30 Aug 2022

Are South Africa's pesticide rules outdated?

Food Security

Are South Africa's pesticide rules outdated?

Liezl Human 5 Jul 2022

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Agriculture

Has organic wine reached its tippling point?

11 Mar 2022

SA wine industry making adjustments for climate change, adapting for sustainability

Viticulture & Oenology

SA wine industry making adjustments for climate change, adapting for sustainability

29 Sep 2021

Why sanitisation partners are critical to food safety on farms

Agriculture

Why sanitisation partners are critical to food safety on farms

15 Sep 2021

Reinventing emerging enterprises in turbulent times

SMEs

Reinventing emerging enterprises in turbulent times

Cecil Ramonotsi 6 Apr 2021

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Forestry

Three SA researchers shortlisted in international forestry research award

11 Mar 2021

A common soil pesticide cut wild bee reproduction by 89% - here's why scientists are worried

Agriculture

A common soil pesticide cut wild bee reproduction by 89% - here's why scientists are worried

Philip Donkersley 3 Mar 2021

#StartupStory: Small-batch plant milk made in the Cape

FMCG

#StartupStory: Small-batch plant milk made in the Cape

Lauren Hartzenberg 11 Feb 2021

New research examines impact of climate change on health effects related to pesticide exposure

Health & Social Welfare

New research examines impact of climate change on health effects related to pesticide exposure

28 Dec 2020

Following a t-shirt from cotton field to landfill shows the true cost of fast fashion

Fashion & Homeware

Following a t-shirt from cotton field to landfill shows the true cost of fast fashion

21 Dec 2020

The war against plastic is distracting us from pollution that cannot be seen

Circular Economy & Waste Management

The war against plastic is distracting us from pollution that cannot be seen

Thomas Stanton, Matthew Johnson and Paul Kay 27 Oct 2020

Small efforts can protect farmers from pesticides. Insights from Zambia

Agriculture

Small efforts can protect farmers from pesticides. Insights from Zambia

26 Oct 2020

The fourth agricultural revolution is coming - but who will really benefit?

Agri Tech

The fourth agricultural revolution is coming - but who will really benefit?

David Rose and Charlotte-Anne Chivers 16 Sep 2020

Localisation: Supporting a strong recovery in SA manufacturing

Design & Manufacturing

Localisation: Supporting a strong recovery in SA manufacturing

1 Sep 2020

Smaller farmer's fields can reduce biodiversity loss and increase wild plants, birds, beetles and bats

Sustainable Farming

Smaller farmer's fields can reduce biodiversity loss and increase wild plants, birds, beetles and bats

Lenore Fahrig 13 Jul 2020

7 ways we can celebrate Mother Earth during a pandemic

Wellness

7 ways we can celebrate Mother Earth during a pandemic

Tammy Fry 5 Jun 2020

#AfricaMonth: 3 young entrepreneurs committed to social transformation

Social Entrepreneurship

#AfricaMonth: 3 young entrepreneurs committed to social transformation

Melissa Mbazo 4 May 2020

'Bee-washing' hurts bees and misleads consumers

Sustainable Farming

'Bee-washing' hurts bees and misleads consumers

Lila Westreich 24 Feb 2020

Bumblebees in crisis: Insect's inner lives reveal what the world would lose if they disappear

Sustainable Farming

Bumblebees in crisis: Insect's inner lives reveal what the world would lose if they disappear

14 Feb 2020

Adidas and Ikea lead 2020 sustainable cotton ranking

Fashion & Homeware

Adidas and Ikea lead 2020 sustainable cotton ranking

13 Feb 2020

Trees in South Africa are under attack. Why it's proving hard to manage

Research & Development

Trees in South Africa are under attack. Why it's proving hard to manage

Trudy Paap 6 Feb 2020

How to navigate CBD product purchases

FMCG

How to navigate CBD product purchases

27 Jan 2020