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Unlocking SA's township economy: the power of consumer insights
Retail
Unlocking SA's township economy: the power of consumer insights

Craig Schwabe 29 Nov 2023

What this year's El Niño means for wheat and global food supply
Agriculture
What this year's El Niño means for wheat and global food supply

David Ubilava 17 Jul 2023

Forests reduce health risks, new global report confirms
ESG & Sustainability
Forests reduce health risks, new global report confirms

Issued by The Coup 24 Mar 2023

Tanzania's tomato harvest goes to waste: Solar-powered cold storage could be a sustainable solution
Agriculture
Tanzania's tomato harvest goes to waste: Solar-powered cold storage could be a sustainable solution

Evodius Waziri Rutta 13 Jan 2023

EcoTraining celebrates local women on International Day of Rural Women
ESG & Sustainability
EcoTraining celebrates local women on International Day of Rural Women

Issued by Our Salad Mix 14 Oct 2022

Managing dam siltation in South Africa: Implications for water security
Construction & Engineering
Managing dam siltation in South Africa: Implications for water security

Lesego Gaegane 19 Apr 2022

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Agriculture
Rethinking risk can unshackle Africa's small scale farmers from the grip of poor weather

24 Feb 2022

Entries open for SAB Foundation Social Innovation Awards
Entrepreneurship
Entries open for SAB Foundation Social Innovation Awards

22 Feb 2022

#StartupStory: How online grocery store Kuloola is simplifying rural life
Retail
#StartupStory: How online grocery store Kuloola is simplifying rural life

Ntandokazi Ntozakhe 11 Feb 2022

R16.1m awarded to SA's most inspiring social innovators
ESG & Sustainability
R16.1m awarded to SA's most inspiring social innovators

3 Dec 2021

How socioeconomic conditions shape renewable energy uptake in Zimbabwe
Energy & Mining
How socioeconomic conditions shape renewable energy uptake in Zimbabwe

Ellen Fungisai Chipango 13 Oct 2021

Tanzanian small-scale farmers receive support to improve food security
Agriculture
Tanzanian small-scale farmers receive support to improve food security

12 Jul 2021

Sub-Saharan Africa's food security has turned out better than feared. But risks remain
Agriculture
Sub-Saharan Africa's food security has turned out better than feared. But risks remain

Wandile Sihlobo 7 May 2021

How Cabo Verde indigenous beans could boost food security
Agriculture
How Cabo Verde indigenous beans could boost food security

Anyse Sofia Fernandes Pereira Essoh 11 Mar 2021

Scientists around Africa are working at the cutting edge of research and their work is relevant beyond the continent. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images
Healthcare
Quality research in Africa matters more than ever - for the whole world

Thomas Kariuki & Elizabeth Marincola 16 Oct 2020

Photo by Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images
Finance
South African banks need to do more to ensure financial inclusion

Velenkosini Matsebula & Derek Yu 3 Jul 2020

Why Nigeria's hotel sector is set for a good year, despite challenges
Tourism & Travel
Why Nigeria's hotel sector is set for a good year, despite challenges

2 Apr 2020

Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?
Agriculture
Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?

12 Dec 2019

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Healthcare
Quarter century study on ageing in South Africa offers new perspectives

Kathleen Kahn & Stephen Tollman 17 Oct 2019

DStv partnership in Mozambique brings solar power to rural areas
Marketing & Media
DStv partnership in Mozambique brings solar power to rural areas

20 Sep 2019

Francesca de Gasparis, Safcei executive director
Energy & Mining
Call for more vigilance in energy procurement projects

21 Aug 2019

Smallholder crop farming is on the decline in South Africa. Why it matters
Agriculture
Smallholder crop farming is on the decline in South Africa. Why it matters

Charlie Shackleton 4 Jul 2019

Aerial view of Kariba dam. Dmitriy Kandinskiy/Shutterstock
Energy & Mining
Quick-fix solutions to Zimbabwe's huge electricity crisis

Moina Spooner 2 Jul 2019

Agriculture
Agco, BMZ to work on joint project in Africa

25 Jan 2019

Maputo, Mozambique. © Dereje Belachew via
Marketing & Media
Mozambique economic development

27 Nov 2018

Water access may be more important than electricity for sub-Saharan Africa
ESG & Sustainability
Water access may be more important than electricity for sub-Saharan Africa

Louise Grogan and Tselmuun Tserenkhuu 31 Aug 2018

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ESG & Sustainability
What's driving persistent poverty in rural Kenya

Timothy Njagi Njeru 10 Aug 2018

Hukou Waterfall of Yellow River, China. ,
ESG & Sustainability
What we can learn from China's fight against environmental ruin

Brett Bryan and Lei Gao 13 Jul 2018

Forests are critical to livelihoods says FAO director general
Agriculture
Forests are critical to livelihoods says FAO director general

6 Jul 2018

Paolo Crosetto via - Rice paddies in Madagascar
Agriculture
Weather patterns putting strain on food security in southern and eastern Africa

6 Mar 2018

Three key trends for African economic growth in 2018
Marketing & Media
Three key trends for African economic growth in 2018

16 Nov 2017

Greening the livestock sector: Low carbon livestock is possible
Agriculture
Greening the livestock sector: Low carbon livestock is possible

16 Nov 2017

AMISOM Public Information via
Agriculture
New guide to help ensure health and safety of workers in banana sector

9 Nov 2017

Fluglotse2000 via - Sugar cane fields in KZN
Agriculture
Illovo SA project to develop 3,000ha of small-scale grower cane land approved

23 Oct 2017

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ESG & Sustainability
How land reform and rural development can help reduce poverty in South Africa

Leslie J. Bank and Tim GB Hart 29 Sep 2017

Radiation tech bears fruit as Zanzibar declared tsetse free
Agriculture
Radiation tech bears fruit as Zanzibar declared tsetse free

Marc Nkwame 14 Sep 2017

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Agriculture
Addressing land redistribution through the One Household One Hectare policy

Yolisa Mfaise 18 Jul 2017

Technology, like this tea-picking machine in Kenya, can harness agriculture’s power to change lives. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya
Agriculture
Science has the power to boost farming in Africa. But a lot has to change

Frans Swanepoel 19 Jun 2017

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Marketing & Media
Mauritania aims to boost food production

16 Jan 2017

How bucking climate change accord would hinder fight against HIV/AIDS
ESG & Sustainability
How bucking climate change accord would hinder fight against HIV/AIDS

Brian King 11 Jan 2017

Battling climate change with holistic solutions
Agriculture
Battling climate change with holistic solutions

Jamie Matroos 9 Dec 2016

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Agriculture
Better livestock policies in Africa offer a pathway out of poverty

Thumbi Mwangi 13 Oct 2016

Brett_Hondow via
Agriculture
Sweet potato gains more importance

Michael J. Ssali 12 Oct 2016

Roman Bonnefoy via
Agriculture
At last, evidence that African agriculture is powering economic transformation

26 Sep 2016

Source: Bhekisisa Centre of Health Journalism/ Amos Gumulira
Healthcare
Malawi's rickshaw ambulances cycle the sick to care

Ina Skosana 12 Sep 2016

Some provinces struggling to cope with rocketing food costs
Agriculture
Some provinces struggling to cope with rocketing food costs

11 Feb 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa remains in grip of extreme poverty
Agriculture
Sub-Saharan Africa remains in grip of extreme poverty

15 Oct 2015

WDBIH snaps up Woolworths shares
Retail
WDBIH snaps up Woolworths shares

Phakamisa Ndzamela 18 Aug 2015

North West ready to launch agri-parks
Agriculture
North West ready to launch agri-parks

Edwin Tshivhidzo 6 May 2015

The globalisation of the African continent
ICT
The globalisation of the African continent

3 Feb 2015

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