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Cape Town project tests what hydroponic farming can do in urban spaces

Agriculture

Cape Town project tests what hydroponic farming can do in urban spaces

Tinashe P. Kanosvamhira 4 Feb 2026

New online tool for identifying invasive alien plant species

Environment & Natural Resources

New online tool for identifying invasive alien plant species

Issued by WWF South Africa 5 Aug 2025

Source: © Mining Zambia Magazine On 18 February 2025, a catastrophic tailings dam collapsed at the Sino-Metals Chambishi Mine, in Zambia, flooding the surruonding area and Mwambashi River with 50 million litres of acidic effluent

Sustainability

Earth Day spotlights importance of environmental management of tailing dams

Alastair Bovim 22 Apr 2025

Source: Hans Ripa/Unsplash

Hardware

Black Friday’s environmental impact is an e-waste crisis

Lindsey Schutters 22 Nov 2023

Why DRC mines need collaboration for water stewardship

Mining

Why DRC mines need collaboration for water stewardship

Susa Maleba and Wouter Jordaan 28 Jul 2023

Farms in cities: New study offers planners and growers food for thought

Agriculture

Farms in cities: New study offers planners and growers food for thought

Jan Hugo, Andy van den Dobbelsteen and Chrisna du Plessis 15 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied

ESG

Danone targets 30% cut in methane emissions from fresh milk supply chain by 2030

20 Jan 2023

Ditching ESG doesn't make sense, especially in Africa

CSI & Philanthropy

Ditching ESG doesn't make sense, especially in Africa

Bryan Turner 6 Sep 2022

Jonathan Hurvitz, Dori-Jo Bonner, Tshepo Matlou, Greg Gatherer, Andre Redinger and Reagan Kok

CRM, CX, UX

What industries need to know about the new customer

Bianca Gardella 23 Feb 2022

COP26: How the world will measure progress on the Paris climate agreement and keep countries accountable

Climate Change

COP26: How the world will measure progress on the Paris climate agreement and keep countries accountable

Steven Lam, Sherilee Harper and Warren Dodd 2 Sep 2021

Sappi invites action to plant trees as a source of hope during Arbor Week 2021

Environment & Natural Resources

Sappi invites action to plant trees as a source of hope during Arbor Week 2021

Issued by Sappi 1 Sep 2021

Food and clean water start with soil biodiversity: Learning more about it is urgent

Agriculture

Food and clean water start with soil biodiversity: Learning more about it is urgent

Charlene Janion-Scheepers 10 Dec 2020

Dust in the atmosphere is a sign of trouble in South Africa's maize fields

Agro-processing

Dust in the atmosphere is a sign of trouble in South Africa's maize fields

Frank Eckardt 20 Oct 2020

Food Security

Soybeans can help combat Africa's agriculture and food security woes

5 Mar 2020

Image source: Gallo/Getty Images.

Digital

The digital economy is becoming ordinary. Best we understand it

27 Jan 2020

Three ways farms of the future can feed the planet and heal it too

Agriculture

Three ways farms of the future can feed the planet and heal it too

Karen Rial-Lovera 24 Dec 2019

Meet the South Africans with a sustainable answer to our sanitation crisis

Health & Social Welfare

Meet the South Africans with a sustainable answer to our sanitation crisis

Michael Hathorn, Issued by Ginkgo Agency 15 Nov 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Insurance & Actuarial

How AI will change the face of insurance

Gielie Matthee 16 Aug 2019

Investing in the future of food and agriculture - farm better, not bigger

Sustainable Farming

Investing in the future of food and agriculture - farm better, not bigger

Mark Hassenkamp 14 Aug 2019

Agriculture

Africa rises to lead conversation on sustainable agriculture amidst climate change

Dr Shadrack Moephuli 24 Jul 2019

Understanding the political economy of maize in Kenya

Agriculture

Understanding the political economy of maize in Kenya

Timothy Njagi Njeru 22 Jul 2019

Agroecology as innovation

Agriculture

Agroecology as innovation

Timothy A. Wise 11 Jul 2019

Farm smarter, not harder: Key to satisfying the growing demand for wine

Agriculture

Farm smarter, not harder: Key to satisfying the growing demand for wine

Daneel Rossouw 17 May 2019

SAB Foundation awards SA's most promising social innovators with R12.5m

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

SAB Foundation awards SA's most promising social innovators with R12.5m

16 Oct 2018

Agri Tech

Africa well positioned to feed the world

Heather Dugmore 27 Aug 2018

Health & Social Welfare

What's driving persistent poverty in rural Kenya

Timothy Njagi Njeru 10 Aug 2018

Agri tech a new normal for sustainable farming in the Western Cape

Agriculture

Agri tech a new normal for sustainable farming in the Western Cape

2 Jul 2018

Fishing

From camels to catfish, Algeria boosts fish farming in the Sahara Desert

Thin Lei Win 24 May 2018

Jobs and profits drying up on Western Cape grape farms

Agriculture

Jobs and profits drying up on Western Cape grape farms

Aidan Jones 9 Mar 2018

How Western Cape farmers are being hit by the drought

Agriculture

How Western Cape farmers are being hit by the drought

Peter Johnston 27 Feb 2018

Clean air vs industrial development: Durban court case explained

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Clean air vs industrial development: Durban court case explained

Mluleki Marongo 8 Feb 2018

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Agriculture

Clues and solutions to Kenya's puzzling food price crisis

Timothy Njagi Njeru 2 Jun 2017

Image Supplied: 30ha farm located in the fertile Hermitage Valley near Swellendam

Agriculture

Southern Cape agricultural land some of the most sought-after in SA

19 May 2017

Agriculture

Young Africans create new roads for agriculture

Pius Sawa, Reuters 28 Apr 2017

Innovative sustainability at Boschendal

Agriculture

Innovative sustainability at Boschendal

4 Jan 2017

Addressing Africa's biggest social challenges

ESG

Addressing Africa's biggest social challenges

11 Nov 2016

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Agro-processing

Soil quality requires a complex approach

Frank Winder 8 Nov 2016

- Simnai and Phillip Tshuma, smallholder farmers from Hwange, Zimbabwe, show off their sorghum crop planted using fertilizers. Photo: Busani Bafana

Agriculture

Innovative use of fertilisers revives hope for Africa's Green Revolution

Busani Bafana 5 Sep 2016

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Agro-processing

Late harvest affects entire agricultural industry

Frank Winder 15 Aug 2016

Agriculture

SADC subsidies fail to ease rural poverty and soil deterioration, study finds

12 Jul 2016

Cardio Pad, Photo Credit: Media Club SA

Marketing

Africa: the tech continent

Sulaiman Philip 27 Jun 2016

The role of pulses in creating a sustainable world

Sustainable Farming

The role of pulses in creating a sustainable world

8 Jun 2016

Commodities & Fairtrade

Five reasons to #LovePulses

24 May 2016

Water-saving tips from Woolworths

ESG

Water-saving tips from Woolworths

17 Mar 2016

Monaghan Farm embarks on journey to zero waste

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Monaghan Farm embarks on journey to zero waste

17 Sep 2015

Youth needed to take agriculture into new era of cross-industry integration

Agriculture

Youth needed to take agriculture into new era of cross-industry integration

Nico Groenewald 16 Jul 2015

The farmer's circle - demystifying issues

Agriculture

The farmer's circle - demystifying issues

28 May 2015

Good year for grain farmers expected

Agriculture

Good year for grain farmers expected

12 May 2014

How apps are changing the agricultural sector worldwide

Agriculture

How apps are changing the agricultural sector worldwide

Yaron Assabi 17 Oct 2012