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A-OSH Expo - Meeting the Western Cape’s occupational health and safety needs

Health & Safety

A-OSH Expo - Meeting the Western Cape’s occupational health and safety needs

Issued by A-OSH EXPO 2 Oct 2025

SA sugar farmers hit by US tariffs and cheap imports

Agro-processing

SA sugar farmers hit by US tariffs and cheap imports

Sisipho Skweyiya 4 Sep 2025

Eastern Cape blended finance scheme supports 30 agribusinesses

Agribusiness

Eastern Cape blended finance scheme supports 30 agribusinesses

2 Apr 2025

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Agriculture

Table grape export boost: South Africa taps into the Philippines market

6 Mar 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Nedlac report on labour law amendments - a look at the proposed changes

Chloë Loubser 25 Feb 2025

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Talent Acquisition

Can you really afford to not vet your seasonal staff?

Jennifer Barkhuizen 11 Dec 2024

Exploring gender parity in land reform and strategies to empower women

Agriculture

Exploring gender parity in land reform and strategies to empower women

23 Aug 2024

MTN SME JumpStarter competition winner gets R100k cash prize

Awards

MTN SME JumpStarter competition winner gets R100k cash prize

8 Dec 2023

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Agribusiness

W Cape agriculture infrastructure damage estimated at R1bn

14 Jul 2023

Source © IOL Once again Tiger Brands will extend operations at its deciduous fruit business Langeberg & Ashton Foods (L&AF) for a further season

Food & bev. services

Tiger Brands extends Langeberg & Ashton Foods (L&AF) operations for a further season again

12 Jun 2023

Source © Aleksei Gorodenkov The way consumers shop and how retailers operate is changing as digital continues to transform the sector

Technology

Technology: The key to the hybrid world of retail

Kurt Goodall 3 May 2023

Economy

Average take-home pay at a low point

26 Jan 2023

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Talent Acquisition

5 tips to take the strain out of seasonal hiring

Gerhard Hartman 18 Nov 2022

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Management & Leadership

December staff: What to consider when scheduling your roster

Lyndy van den Barselaar 28 Oct 2022

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FMCG

Tiger Brands extends operations at Ashton fruit factory for another season

12 Jul 2022

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HR Tools & Software

Why DaaS is IT's new best friend in the hybrid working world

4 May 2022

Farm women demand Distell act against suppliers that violate workers' rights

Viticulture & Oenology

Farm women demand Distell act against suppliers that violate workers' rights

24 Mar 2022

Addo awash in raw sewage for months

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Addo awash in raw sewage for months

Joseph Chirume 18 Aug 2021

Avondale Wine Estate diversifies offering to ensure sustainability

Viticulture & Oenology

Avondale Wine Estate diversifies offering to ensure sustainability

20 Apr 2021

SA agricultural employment down 8% year-on-year in Q4

Agriculture

SA agricultural employment down 8% year-on-year in Q4

Wandile Sihlobo 4 Mar 2021

Rise of digital holiday jobs

Youth Employment

Rise of digital holiday jobs

8 Dec 2020

Building a flexible, future-proof workforce

Talent Acquisition

Building a flexible, future-proof workforce

15 Oct 2020

Tongaat Hulett celebrates women in sugar cane farming

Agribusiness

Tongaat Hulett celebrates women in sugar cane farming

21 Aug 2020

Namibia harvests first commercial blueberries thanks to smart irrigation

Agro-processing

Namibia harvests first commercial blueberries thanks to smart irrigation

5 Aug 2020

Agriculture

SA agriculture sector 1Q20 recovery - where to from here?

Casey Delport 28 Jul 2020

4 step guide to training a seasonal workforce

Skills Development & Training

4 step guide to training a seasonal workforce

14 Oct 2019

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Insurance & Actuarial

The rise and rise of the on demand economy

Alex Thomson 25 Jul 2019

Government relaxes water allocation restrictions for EC farmers

Agriculture

Government relaxes water allocation restrictions for EC farmers

27 Jun 2019

Agribusiness

Gamtoos farmers' water woes eased, but 'not quite good enough'

16 Nov 2018

MTBPS: Tax, tax and more tax

Markets & Investment

MTBPS: Tax, tax and more tax

Madelein Grobler & Jolandie Crauwcamp 18 Oct 2018

Sustainable blueberries, order of the day for tobacco farmers

Agribusiness

Sustainable blueberries, order of the day for tobacco farmers

3 Oct 2018

The empowering impact of macadamia trading on the SA economy

Agriculture

The empowering impact of macadamia trading on the SA economy

11 Jul 2018

Securing competitive advantage in agriculture

Agribusiness

Securing competitive advantage in agriculture

3 Jul 2018

Potatoes SA announces first Enterprise Development Farmer of the Year

Agriculture

Potatoes SA announces first Enterprise Development Farmer of the Year

Hanrie Greebe 11 Jun 2018

High-tech and higher-level training

Agri Tech

High-tech and higher-level training

Shanyn Silinski 19 Mar 2018

Jobs and profits drying up on Western Cape grape farms

Agriculture

Jobs and profits drying up on Western Cape grape farms

Aidan Jones 9 Mar 2018

How Western Cape farmers are being hit by the drought

Agriculture

How Western Cape farmers are being hit by the drought

Peter Johnston 27 Feb 2018

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Horticulture

Even smaller wine grape harvest predicted

22 Jan 2018

Could macadamia nuts be the dark horse in SA agriculture?

Agribusiness

Could macadamia nuts be the dark horse in SA agriculture?

22 Sep 2017

Amore Paulsen in the Laastedrif library

Agriculture

Ceres grower a leader in transformation

30 Jun 2017

Four reasons why WC agriculture is important to SA's economy

Agriculture

Four reasons why WC agriculture is important to SA's economy

29 Jun 2017

Five tips to hiring temporary staff

Talent Acquisition

Five tips to hiring temporary staff

Charles Mburugu 31 Jan 2017

R300m empowerment project aims to uplift agricultural sector

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

R300m empowerment project aims to uplift agricultural sector

5 Dec 2016

E-commerce

Amazon seeking 120,000 seasonal workers

14 Oct 2016

Venecia Janse with MEC Themba Mthembu, DG Mike Mlengana, HOD Dr. Siphiwe Mkhize and Myr Cllr Maureen Magubane

Agriculture

Recognising female entrepreneurs and their role in agriculture

29 Aug 2016

DA raises red flag over minister's mandate in UIF bill

Legislation & Regulation

DA raises red flag over minister's mandate in UIF bill

Karl Gernetzky and Penelope Mashego 30 Mar 2016

New deal to benefit De Doorns farm workers

Agro-processing

New deal to benefit De Doorns farm workers

Bernard Chiguvare 10 Feb 2016

Committees briefed on in-depth study on farm workers

Agro-processing

Committees briefed on in-depth study on farm workers

Abel Mputing 29 Jan 2016