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 | The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has confirmed a new outbreak of African Swine Fever on a farm in Gauteng... read |
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| Agribusiness |
 | PETER SETOU The reality, 28 years on, is that the current state of the land reform programme has left many communities feeling they are set up for failure... Read |
 | The severe load-shedding has increased food security risks in South Africa, and financial pressures on farmers, agribusinesses and the value chain role players... Read |
 | PAUL MAKUBE The higher interest rates and elevated inflation erode farm profit margins and liquidity which may constrain farmers' ability to service debt and further limit production expansion... Read |
 | A restitution claim was lodged with the Mpumalanga Regional Land Claims Commission on behalf of the Kaapsche Hoop Community in 1998... Read |
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 | NQOBILE DLUDLA AVI Ltd posted half-year sales growth of 7.2% as the food producer and fashion retailer lifted prices to offset input cost pressures, but warned its profits would barely rise... Read |
 | Mounting consumer awareness and consumption of proteins from sustainably-derived sources is driving the growth of the global protein alternatives market... Read |
 | WENDELL ROELF AND KOPANO GUMBI Daily power outages, which utility Eskom anticipates would continue for two more years at least, have hammered economic growth, fuelling widespread discontent among businesses and households... Read |
 | ANGE ABOA Ivory Coast will increase the amount of cocoa it processes domestically to 49% of production starting in October with the addition of several new plants... Read |
| Food Security |
 | With permanent Stage 2 and 3 load shedding on the cards for the next two years, there's no telling how deeply the agriculture sector will suffer... Read |
 | ANDREA SHALAL The number of people facing acute food insecurity worldwide has reached 345 million... Read |
 | The African Development Bank Group, will commit $10bn over the next five years to boost Africa's efforts to end hunger and become a primary food provider for itself and the rest of the world... Read |
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 | JONATHAN COLMER Kenya, Malawi, Gabon, Nigeria and Togo have already indicated their intention to collaborate with the market... Read |
 | VINCENT OBISIE-ORLU Successful ESG measurement systems on the African continent must be responsive to local contexts... Read |
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 | Eskom has announced it would implement Stage 5 and 6 load shedding this week, citing breakdowns at its power plants... Read |
 | In terms of spending categories, topping the list were grocery stores and supermarkets at R26bn, and betting outlets (including lottery tickets, casino gambling and off-track betting) at R11.7bn... Read |
 | HARTMUT WINKLER From big companies down to small households, entities are considering whether it is possible to disconnect from the Eskom grid entirely... Read |
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