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Western Cape visits China to bolster trade and investment
Official visit by Western Cape Government to Hong Kong opens doors... read


Aquaculture
SA student-team wins top international competition with aquaculture production system
The Global Business Challenge invites participants to design implementable and practical solutions to the world's biggest challenges and this year the focus... read
Commercial Fishing
I&J unveils new fishing vessels
AVI subsidiary and South Africa's oldest deep-sea Cape Hake fishing company, I&J has unveiled their new fishing vessels, named and blessed by Reverend Canon Mpho Tutu... read
Commodities & Fairtrade
SA, Russia hold fruitful talks on ITEC
South Africa and Russia have held fruitful discussions at the 13th session of the Joint Intergovernmental Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation... read
Playing chicken on the AGOA speedway

J Brooks Spector

South Africa was eventually included in the newest version of AGOA - the African Growth and Opportunity Act - but with an important proviso... read
Food Security
UN launches IYP 2016 to battle undernourishment
The United Nations has officially launched the International Year of Pulses 2016 (IYP) in Rome, Italy, at the Food and Agriculture Organisation... read
Horticulture
Flowering Agapanthus draws flower fans to Vergelegen
Vergelegen wine estate in Somerset West is preparing for an influx of visitors eager to view its spectacular agapanthus garden. The beds of blue, purplish and white flowers bloom... read
Sustainability
Water: now we pay the price

Shenaaz Jamal

The government is to announce major plans to deal with the devastating drought and water restrictions that have crippled many parts of the country... read
Concerned stakeholders form task team against drought
Major stakeholders from organised agribusiness, organised agriculture, government institutions and the banking sector met to discuss the effect of the drought situation... read
Africa
Massey Ferguson introduces new entry-level tractors for Africa and Middle East
Massey Ferguson is introducing a new range in of 50hp-85hp tractors for selected African and Middle East markets in a move to strengthen its product offering... read
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Business
Want to know three ways to increase sales immediately?

John Sanei

The old way of selling is well and truly dead, in fact the stereotypical sales (wo)men we all knew back in the 80's and 90's send shivers up and down all our spines... read
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