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Retail

Jockey Partners with Robin Hood Foundation to Empower Local Seniors through Mahala Market

Issued by Jockey South Africa 17 Jul 2024

Discovering the latest trends in South African wine categories

Agriculture

Discovering the latest trends in South African wine categories

Oelof Weideman 9 Jul 2024

Jumbo and Cash & Carry stores introduce Econo Maize Meal

Retail

Jumbo and Cash & Carry stores introduce Econo Maize Meal

20 Mar 2024

Secrets of soil-enriching pulses could transform future of sustainable agriculture

Agriculture

Secrets of soil-enriching pulses could transform future of sustainable agriculture

Sebastian Schornack 12 Feb 2024

Why your breakfast costs are lower this year

Agriculture

Why your breakfast costs are lower this year

Paul Makube 24 Aug 2023

Nigeria is Africa's leading rice producer, but still needs more - reusing wastewater for irrigation would boost farming

Agriculture

Nigeria is Africa's leading rice producer, but still needs more - reusing wastewater for irrigation would boost farming

Christopher Oluwakunmi Akinbile 22 Jun 2023

Changing weather patterns set to exacerbate challenges faced by SA's farmers

Agriculture

Changing weather patterns set to exacerbate challenges faced by SA's farmers

19 Jun 2023

Image supplied. Despite shifting shopper behaviour due to tough economic conditions the FMCG retail sector remains the jewel in the South African economy crown

Retail

FMCG retail sector remains the jewel in the South African economy crown - despite unsettled economy

28 Apr 2023

Source: Supplied. Russel Morena, chief executive officer of the Southern African Institute of Government Auditors (SAIGA).

Finance

Russia-Ukraine War: Faraway conflict, local consequences

Russel Morena 30 Mar 2022

10 tech startups selected for inaugural ASIP Accelerator

Entrepreneurship

10 tech startups selected for inaugural ASIP Accelerator

29 Jun 2021

To what extent does climate change affect food insecurity? What we found in Lesotho

Agriculture

To what extent does climate change affect food insecurity? What we found in Lesotho

Friederike Otto and Jasper Verschuur 16 Mar 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

Infrastructure spend: insights from the effect of a bridge across the Zambezi on maize prices

Agriculture

Infrastructure spend: insights from the effect of a bridge across the Zambezi on maize prices

Sam Jones 9 Mar 2021

Tafelsig CAN feeding scheme battles red tape

ESG & Sustainability

Tafelsig CAN feeding scheme battles red tape

Marecia Damons 18 Nov 2020

City planning is a critical lever to address urban food insecurity

Agriculture

City planning is a critical lever to address urban food insecurity

Mologadi Makwela 11 Nov 2020

Rising grocery costs are impacting shopper behaviour

Retail

Rising grocery costs are impacting shopper behaviour

Issued by Ask Afrika 7 Oct 2020

The imperative to create shared value for Africa through investment in agriculture

Agriculture

The imperative to create shared value for Africa through investment in agriculture

Axel Smeulders 27 Aug 2020

South Africa needs better food price controls to shield poor people from Covid-19 fallout

Retail

South Africa needs better food price controls to shield poor people from Covid-19 fallout

Ihsaan Bassier, Refiloe Joala and Thando Vilakazi 14 Aug 2020

What does life after lockdown look like for business?

Entrepreneurship

What does life after lockdown look like for business?

3 Apr 2020

Agriculture

ARC launches new maize information guide for farmers

21 Feb 2020

Reducing salt intake can save lives. Shutterstock

Healthcare

Salt is bad for you: but how it affects your body is still frontier science

Alta Schutte & Michél Strauss 15 Mar 2019

UFS graduate's crop research to diversify SA food security

Agriculture

UFS graduate's crop research to diversify SA food security

7 Dec 2018

Connecting Kenya: AI as a government tool to accelerate manufacturing

ICT

Connecting Kenya: AI as a government tool to accelerate manufacturing

Joseph Kanyua 23 Oct 2018

Report: South Africa's grim agricultural outlook

Agriculture

Report: South Africa's grim agricultural outlook

24 Aug 2018

Agricultural commodity prices expected to remain low globally says OECD-FAO

Agriculture

Agricultural commodity prices expected to remain low globally says OECD-FAO

4 Jul 2018

#Mandela100: Pick n Pay, FoodForward SA set goal of over one million meals

ESG & Sustainability

#Mandela100: Pick n Pay, FoodForward SA set goal of over one million meals

3 Jul 2018

Helping plants remove natural toxins could boost crop yields by 47%

Agriculture

Helping plants remove natural toxins could boost crop yields by 47%

Paul South 27 Jun 2018

Keeping tabs on genetically modified crops

Agriculture

Keeping tabs on genetically modified crops

Dr Alec Basson 7 Jun 2018

People in the HaMakuya community go without potable water for months. Melissa McHale

Construction & Engineering

Small, local solutions can crack water crises: a South African case study

Melissa McHale, David Bunn and Eddie Riddell 22 May 2018

Agriculture

Scientists are breeding super-nutritious crops to help solve global hunger

Heather Ohly, Nicola Lowe 23 Jan 2018

Will Zim agriculture revive and if so, how?

Agriculture

Will Zim agriculture revive and if so, how?

4 Dec 2017

Agriculture

The traditional vegetable and sweet potato research that's revolutionising the way we build food and nutrition security in Africa

Millie Phiri, Sonia Naidoo, Nadia Ibraimo 17 Oct 2017

NGOs slam UN aviation agency plan for biofuels

ESG & Sustainability

NGOs slam UN aviation agency plan for biofuels

11 Oct 2017

Agri finance in a time of uncertainty and risk

Agriculture

Agri finance in a time of uncertainty and risk

21 Aug 2017

#CSIMonth: An opportunity to use commercial enterprises to ensure global food security

Agriculture

#CSIMonth: An opportunity to use commercial enterprises to ensure global food security

Cari Coetzee 18 Jul 2017

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Agriculture

Clues and solutions to Kenya's puzzling food price crisis

Timothy Njagi Njeru 2 Jun 2017

#FreshOnTheShelf: Vital launches healthy, on-the-go snack range

Retail

#FreshOnTheShelf: Vital launches healthy, on-the-go snack range

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Mar 2017

Fighting back for bread

Retail

Fighting back for bread

9 Mar 2017

Agriculture

Breakfast after the drought

8 Mar 2017

ESG & Sustainability

We've calculated the environmental cost of a loaf of bread – and what to do about it

Peter Horton 28 Feb 2017

Marketing & Media

Drought pushing food prices up sharply in East Africa

21 Feb 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Agriculture

Food prices approaching record highs in East Africa due to drought

15 Feb 2017

Poisonous fungus gets into food and eats away at health

Agriculture

Poisonous fungus gets into food and eats away at health

13 Feb 2017

Zimbabwe slaps VAT on basic foodstuffs

Retail

Zimbabwe slaps VAT on basic foodstuffs

3 Feb 2017

Marketing & Media

Mauritania aims to boost food production

16 Jan 2017

Agriculture

Warning to firms who don't lower food prices after drought ends

7 Oct 2016

Marketing & Media

Agribusiness congress comes to Kampala

22 Sep 2016

Marketing & Media

The FMCG products with huge growth potential in Africa

Graeme Pitt 11 Aug 2016