20 Aug 2013

Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry

Don't sucker Zucker

A researcher who hacked into Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg's profile to expose a security flaw won't be in the money. Facebook offers rewards for people who find security weaknesses, but not, apparently, if you target the big man himself... in which case you seem to be deemed a hacker who went too far.

Meanwhile, back at Armscor, Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has gunned for a couple of the top people and has fired the chairman and his deputy. The dismissals at the state-owned arms procurement agency‚ which are effective immediately‚ follow delays in crucial decisions that have stalled a R9bn manufacturing production contract for a new infantry fighting vehicle by Denel Land Systems (DLS).

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Weekly top stories

Change of menu for Crookes Brothers
[Marc Hasenfuss] The sale by KwaZulu-Natal-based agribusiness Crookes Brothers of its Bredasdorp grain farming operations won't be a surprise to shareholders. Read more >>

Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry
Botanical Art Biennale marks Kirstenbosch centenary
Celebrating "100 blooming years" Kirstenbosch and the Botanical Society of South Africa are enjoying a momentous landmark year. The Botanical Art Biennale. from 30 August to 15 September 2013. will be one of the high points of the year. Taking place in the Old Mutual Conference Centre at Kirstenbosch, this centenary event showcases top South African botanical artists as well as artists from different parts of the globe. Read more >>

Agri SA concerned about water
Agri SA president Johannes Möller has expressed his concern about the findings of the Water Research Commission (WRC) on water quality and food safety that were recently released. Read more >>


Farming
Rainbow Chickens earnings down by 80% to 100%
Rainbow Chicken advised on Monday (19 August) that it expects its earnings per share and headline earnings per share from continuing operations for the year to June to be between 80% and 100% lower than last year. Read more >>

SA produce in line of fire as Australia seeks to curb fruit imports
[Amanda Visser] Australia wants to impose a total ban on all canned-fruit products produced abroad, in a move that will hit SA's fruit industry, which supplies 40% of the total processed fruit market in that country. Read more >>

Africa lifts SA fruit and veg retailers
[Shannon Sherry] African markets to the northern parts of SA are proving lucrative for local fruit and vegetable retailers, with business accounting for at least 10% of turnover for the sector. Read more >>

World prices‚ weaker rand lift South African maize futures
[Andries Mahlangu] South African maize futures rallied on Tuesday (13 August)‚ underpinned by world prices following a bullish US crop report‚ traders said. The weaker rand added to the positive market sentiment. Read more >>


Forestry
Masonite (Africa)'s interim earnings down 55.7%
Hardboard products manufacturer Masonite (Africa) on Friday (16 August) reported a 55.7% decline in headline earnings from R16.736m to R7.428m for the six months to June because of lower profits from operations, increased costs and foreign exchange losses. Read more >>


International

Apples losing their crunch to global warming
PARIS, FRANCE: Global warming is causing apples to lose some of their crunch but is making them sweeter, a study said on Thursday (15 August). Read more >>


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