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 | PERTUNIA SETUMO It is now inevitable that Covid-19 will lead to global recession and the local economy will not be spared... read |
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 | NAZREEN SEKAO PANDOR AND PETER SETOU The outbreak of the coronavirus (Covid-19) and the implementation of the nationwide lockdown may have deferred the land reform programme... read |
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| Agri Tech |
 | NICO GROENEWALD Agricultural technologies are helping to combat some of the problems that have been intensified in the sector due to the impact of Covid-19... Read |
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 | Comparing the final calculated crop figures with the numbers set by the Crop Estimates Committee, the size of the commercial wheat crop is now 1,535 000 tonnes, which is 33,325 tonnes or 2,22% more than... Read |
| Commodities & Fairtrade |
 | FAO expects subdued usage to push up cereal stocks in 2019/20 and FAO's first forecast for wheat markets in 2020/21 points to continued growth in inventories... Read |
| Food Security |
 | The evolution of civilisation runs hand-in-glove with the earliest forays by our ancestors into agriculture. Simultaneously, the unfolding of early forms of agriculture brought primitive technology into people's lives... Read |
| Viticulture & Oenology |
 | HELLEN NDLOVU The banning of alcohol sales during lockdown was initially intended to help protect communities, but reality has set in and the outcomes remind us of costly lessons learned... Read |
 | Destinate, with the participation of UNWTO, Wesgro and VinPro, will be hosting The Future of Wine Tourism webinar from 19-21 May 2020... Read |
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 | The global digital evolution has just been put into overdrive by Covid-19 as locked-down nations are forced to accelerate the shift online, driving a massive spike in data needs... Read |
 | QU DONGYU, JOSEFA SACKO AND THOKOZILE DIDIZA Research sponsored by the African Union suggests that if nations on the continent were free from child malnutrition, they could see their GDP expand by as much as 16%... Read |
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 | MELISSA MBAZO Africa's entrepreneurship rate is the highest in the world. According to the African Development Bank (AfDB), 22 % of Africa's working age population segment are starting their own businesses... Read |
 | As the government considers how soon to lift the lockdown, the prospect of more South Africans returning to work is both a welcome and worrying prospect... Read |
 | NICCI BOTHA While people can handle change, uncertainty can seriously drive up stress and anxiety levels, especially around the world of work... Read |
 | The Covid-19 pandemic is a reminder to maintain a clean and safe workspace environment... Read |
 | Drones can be useful in the battle against Covid-19 if it is used correctly. China's healthcare industry is an example of the successful implementation of drones against the virus... Read |
 | ANDY DIKOBO The Covid-19 pandemic lays bare the urgent need for a government-driven strategy to propel digital transformation in the public sector and greater South African society... Read |
 | Female entrepreneurs are being called to join the Top Tech Tools for Women in Business programme for 2020... Read |
 | Findings from the Covid-19 National Small Business Survey highlights the continued plight of small businesses coming out of Level-5 lockdown... Read |
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