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Marcel's scoops 2015 SA Dairy Product of the Year
Marcel's Frozen Yoghurt was awarded top honours at the DuPont Qualité Awards Dinner at GrandWest Casino on Wednesday, winning the prestigious title of the 2015 South African Dairy Product of the Year for its Woolworth's Tropical Fruit Frozen Yoghurt... read more>>



Agriculture
Agriculture sector unites against attacks on foreign nationals
PRETORIA: The agriculture sector has shown its support for efforts to combat attacks on foreign nationals... read more>>
Task team to implement 2010 farmworkers' resolutions
PRETORIA: Delegates attending a stakeholder meeting with organised labour and agricultural organisations have agreed to establish a task team to follow up on the 2010 Farmworkers Summit resolutions... read more>>
Attacks on foreign nationals have hurt SA, says Trade DM
Attacks on foreign nationals have been regrettable and sad and have also resulted in a loss of export foreign revenue, Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Mzwandile Masina recently said... read more>>
Africa vital for SA economy: Minister
Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel has told factory workers that the continent is vital for the country's economy... read more>>
Job losses despite growing SA economy

Annelie Coleman

The biggest blot on the South African democracy was the five million people looking for work and the nearly two million who have given up hope of finding a job, according to Theo Vorster, CEO of Galileo Capital... read more>>
Commodities & Fairtrade
Grain futures higher as rand weakens

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Grain futures weaker on slightly stronger rand

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Grain futures little changed ahead of summer harvest

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Fertilisers & GMOs
EU agrees opt-out deal for GMO imports
BRUSSELS: The EU announced plans Wednesday to simplify the import approval process for controversial genetically modified foods and animal feed, allowing member states to decide whether to admit them or not... read more>>
Forestry
Sappi selected as preferred bidder of Ngodwana biomass project

Mark Allix

Sappi has been selected as preferred bidder of the Ngodwana energy biomass project in the fourth window of the South African government's renewable energy independent power producer programme... read more>>
Sustainability
SA's experts on implementing conservation agriculture

Lloyd Phillips

Grain SA recently hosted a conservation agriculture promotion day for smallholder farmers growing crops on communal lands in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape. A number of knowledgeable speakers shared their tips with the farmers and spoke about why they too should join the CA implementation movement - and how... read more>>
Hydro-electricity: all the power, half the cost

Glenneis Kriel

With South Africa's national power supply becoming increasingly unreliable, fruit farmer Kobus van der Westhuizen decided to install a hydro-electric plant on his Western Cape farm. This has greatly reduced his dependence on the grid... read more>>
Business
Six ways to balance work and family
In today's modern age it is difficult to live a life that balances your professional responsibilities with your family duties... read more>>
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