Perhaps while we have an agricultural sector that allows us to feed ourselves, we should look after it. According to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO),
climate change is set to affect food prices severely. And while we complain about high food prices as it is, if we end up having to import most of our food, prices will go through the roof and that Sunday roast - and even a staple like bread - will cost a great deal more.
They're non-lethal, apparently... teargas and the like - but some critics are still concerned that SA sold
weapons to Zimbabwe.
On the green front, it seems more and more South Africans are looking to live in 'green' homes. Hence,
such homes are scarce as demand rises. The question is: do those seeking to live in such homes know much about what 'green' is, and do they understand the subject adequately. It seems not, on both counts, apparently.
On the back of the furore surrounding Woolworths and its recruitment policy, a lawyer in the field says
employers should exercise caution when banning non-designated racial groups. Johan Botes reckons that in certain cases, such exclusions could amount to unfair discrimination.
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FRANKFURT: Lufthansa on Friday (7 September 2012) agreed not to employ cheap contract workers as cabin crew, meeting a key union demand, as a 24-hour walkout grounded 900 flights, Europe's biggest airline announced. 
After a couple of months of slight relief fuel prices seem to have resumed an upward trend. This, along with an unfavourable exchange rate, will likely see additional pressure on consumers' as well as the transportation industry's bottom line. 
Sturrock Shipping has announced the opening of new port offices in Tanzania, Mozambique and Ghana, as part of an ongoing strategy to take advantage of the economic growth taking place on the African continent. 
The construction of the Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit system has been the most ambitious project ever undertaken by the City of Johannesburg, and being a resolute green citizen, the Rea Vaya team selected Home Comfort to supply an energy efficient hot water system to its new depot in Dobsonville, Soweto. 
