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Second buyout as Zeder makes bid for Capespan
[Marc Hasenfuss] PSG-aligned agribusiness investor Zeder yesterday, 8 April 2015, confirmed persistent market whispers about its intention to buy out minority shareholders in R7bn-a-year fruit exporting giant Capespan... read more>>



Agriculture
Land cap is grim reaper stalking SA's farm sector

Thekiso Anthony Lefifi

Agriculture is the goose that laid South Africa's golden egg. But it seems few people care about its slow demise, other than the farmers... read more>>
Too much regulation?

Mike Cordes

Some pundits maintain that our fresh produce markets are over-regulated. I confess that I cannot make up my mind on the issue... read more>>
Eastern Cape tea estates to get R66m cash boost

Luyolo Mkentane

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Senzeni Zokwana, and his deputy, Bheki Cele, embarked on community engagement meetings across the country, as part of government's second National Imbizo Focus Week recently... read more>>
SAB KickStart programme funds young farmers

Sindira Chetty

Clement Ngwako Pilusa, Gauteng small-scale broiler producer, and Leka Captain Makhafola, Limpopo vegetable farmer, are among the top 18 candidates of South African Breweries' KickStart youth entrepreneurship programme... read more>>
Casino rivals unite to increase Cape share

Ann Crotty

Commodities & Fairtrade
Local grains weaken as rand firms
South African grain futures edged slightly lower as the rand strengthened against the dollar... read more>>
US raises Agoa issues over SA poultry sales

Linda Ensor

South African and US poultry producers have so far failed to agree on a mutually acceptable volume of imported US chicken which could enter SA free of anti-dumping duties... read more>>
Maize closes firmer on weaker rand

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Zeder FY HEPS down 17% to 22c

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Local grains weaken as rand firms

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Food Security
Nedbank, IFC provide $50m finance and warehouse scheme
Nedbank (through its Capital Division) together with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have launched a $50-million facility to help commodity traders and processors in sub-Saharan Africa import agricultural commodities and export cash crops... read more>>
Sustainability
Why conservation agriculture must be promoted in SA
In contrast to other parts of the world, like the Americas, the use of conservation agriculture methods in South Africa is still relatively limited. It is vital that this situation be remedied urgently, says Richard Findlay of the No-Till Club in KwaZulu-Natal... read more>>
Business
How to get digital transformation right

Jayne Archbold

There has been a lot of talk recently about digital transformation and how every business has to be a digital business... read more>>
Africa
Nigerian economy remains strong - Okonjo Iweala
The peaceful election in Nigeria, with a new government coming in, bodes well for the Nigerian economy, which is good news for those in the marketing and retail sectors... A healthy economy usually means people have more money to spend... (Videos) read more>>
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Government news
SA, Zim talk trade
The South Africa-Zimbabwe Business Forum has emphasised the importance of intra-Africa trade to drive stronger economies that benefit the citizens of the continent... read more>>
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