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MORGAN MORRIS
A European Commission task force, which included a researcher from the South African Centre of Excellence in Food Security, has released a series of recommendations on ways to unlock the economic potential of struggling rural Africa... read
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Agriculture
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The KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Union, Kwanalu, has released its annual analysis of attacks and murders which took place in farming areas in the province in 2018... Read
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Agribusiness
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WANDILE SIHLOBO
Wandile Sihlobo, head of economic and agribusiness intelligence at Agbiz, shares highlights in his update on agricultural commodity markets... Read
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Aquaculture
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The Department of Environmental Affairs has gazetted three new marine protected areas within South African National Parks... Read
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Commercial Fishing
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According to a recently published study in the Journal of Applied Ecology, how adult penguins fish and the body condition of their chicks are directly linked to local fish abundance... Read
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Food Security
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Revising regulations to increase backyard gardening in cities could be key to sustainable food production in sub-Saharan Africa... Read
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Horticulture
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WANDILE SIHLOBO
The growing emphasis that agriculture should be amongst the key sectors driving the South African economy and job creation has mainly leaned on potential expansion in hectares of labour-intensive, and globally sought-after horticulture products... Read
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Research & Development
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SA households spend more on wine than on coffee, but beer still comes out tops as South Africans' most preferred beverage, said Stats SA... Read
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Sustainability
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Chef Dale Roberts will be offering his culinary knowledge to the local Tilapia fishing communities... Read
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Viticulture & Oenology
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The SA Innovation Summit, Africa's biggest start-up event, has announced that the winner of the Winetech Pitching Den will gain automatic entry to the finals of the Africa Cup. Entries for the Winetech Pitching Den close on 3 June 2019... Read
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To pay homage to the benefits of growing grapes along the coast, Spier Wine Farm has a new wine range titled Seaward which comprises a lightly-wooded Chardonnay and a layered, spicy Shiraz. Read
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Nestlé has launched a Research and Development (R&D) innovation challenge in sub-Saharan Africa to provide a platform for startups and universities to contribute to local sustainable growth... Read
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As the world's second largest and second most-populous continent, it's evident that broadband and mobile connectivity growth has had a dynamic impact on Africa... Read
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MORNE VAN DER MERWE AND WILDU DU PLESSIS
Baker McKenzie lawyers based in Africa, alongside the firm's global Africa specialists, as well as lawyers from our African Relationship Firms from across the continent, share their knowledge about what investors should consider when transacting in Africa... Read
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The Impact Fund for African Creatives (IFFAC) is calling on designers to apply for its accelerator programme. The programme is focused on supporting and strengthening emerging African brands... Read
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The closing date for the 2019 Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Awards nominations has been extended to 10 June 2019... Read
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Distell Group was named Overall Winner at the 2019 Absa Business Day Supplier Development Awards, which recognise supplier development best practice in South Africa... Read
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OLIVIA DIAZ
Over these years, everything seems to have changed to a great extent even the way we use smart devices... Read
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JOHN WENTZEL
While many may think that Africa's development is far off, I can categorically confirm that the time for Africa is now... Read
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