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 | T NDHLOVU, A O OMOTAYO, A O AREMU AND W OTANG-MBENG In 2021, South Africa's under-five mortality rate was high at 33 per 1,000 births, highlighting healthcare challenges. Traditional medicine exploration ensued, revealing promising insights... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SAPPI Sappi Southern Africa has achieved GMP+ Feed Safety Assurance (FSA) 2020 certification for Pelletin, one of its lignin-based products used as an additive in animal feed manufacturing... Read |
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 | PAUL MAKUBE Headline inflation accelerated faster to 5.6% year-on-year (y/y) in February from 5.3% in January 2024, which is slightly above market expectations of 5.5% y/y. However, food inflation decelerated faster to the lowest level in 25 months at 6% y/y in February... Read |
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 | The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy, has extended the period for comments on the revised draft National Biodiversity Economy Strategy (NBES)... Read |
 | RAMON PEREIRA In September 2020, the relevant parliamentary committee published the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill and following some amendments, the Bill recently passed through the two houses of parliament and is expected to soon be gazetted by the President into law... Read |
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 | 44% of South African consumers feel they are in a worse financial position compared to a year ago; 82% say that increased costs of living are to blame for their recent financial struggles; 62% state they are worse off due to the economic slowdown... Read |
 | Most virtual meetings aren’t stimulating enough to keep people alert - overall tiredness levels were reported to be 28% higher in virtual meetings compared to face-to-face meetings... Read |
 | The Higher Education Innovation Fund is aimed at students aspiring to become innovators and tech entrepreneurs emerging from Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges and universities... Read |
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