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Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Land reform in South Africa: 5 myths about farming debunked

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 1 day

Beaches along the West Coast were soiled with oil spilling from the wreck of the MV Ultra Galaxy which ran aground in July 2024. Photo: Annalize Barnard / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Wreck of MV Ultra Galaxy confirmed as source of West Coast oil spill

John Yeld 10 Feb 2025

A drone image of oil at the main beach in Strandfontein on the West Coast. Photo: Tania Fouche / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

West Coast beaches polluted by oil spill

John Yeld 3 Feb 2025

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Agriculture

Industrial scale farming is flawed: What ecologically-friendly farming practices could look like in Africa

Rachel Wynberg 24 Jan 2025

Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe to lay off 1,000 employees by August

Agriculture

Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe to lay off 1,000 employees by August

Nyasha Chingono 16 Jan 2025

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Agro-processing

Sugarcane trash can produce energy – what South Africa’s small farmers need to make this happen

Aluwani Maiwashe-Tagwi and Unity Chipfupa 27 Dec 2024

Back to the future: Reviving sorghum in South Africa

Agriculture

Back to the future: Reviving sorghum in South Africa

Christin Hunter 4 Dec 2024

Global competition and local challenges shake SA maize prices

Agribusiness

Global competition and local challenges shake SA maize prices

11 Nov 2024

Weather shifts and monetary relief drive optimism for South Africa's farmers

Agribusiness

Weather shifts and monetary relief drive optimism for South Africa's farmers

Gilberto Biacuana and Karabo Mabuza 24 Oct 2024

Tech, viticulture, and research drive SA wine industry

Viticulture & Oenology

Tech, viticulture, and research drive SA wine industry

21 Oct 2024

Technology and sustainable farming can contain the cost-price squeeze

Agri Tech

Technology and sustainable farming can contain the cost-price squeeze

John Hudson 9 Oct 2024

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SA green hydrogen economy goes commercial

Lindsey Schutters 23 Sep 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO reports slight dip in global food prices for August

6 Sep 2024

Anglo American had a good Q2 production performance that is overshadowed by the De Beers and Amplats businesses.

Mining

Diamonds and platinum drag down strong Q2 Anglo production

Lindsey Schutters 18 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Haytham El Maayergi, executive vice president, Global Trade Bank, Afreximbank and Smangele Mandidi, acting managing director of CBZ Bank during the signing ceremony.

Banking

Afreximbank inks $80m deals with CBZ Bank

26 Jun 2024

Competition watchdog finds price mark-ups, barriers in SA's fresh produce market

Agriculture

Competition watchdog finds price mark-ups, barriers in SA's fresh produce market

Nqobile Dludla 19 Jun 2024

FAO foresees stable food commodity markets amid 2024/25 outlook

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO foresees stable food commodity markets amid 2024/25 outlook

14 Jun 2024

Malawi farming experiment shows how simple changes can boost maize yields and improve soil

Research & Development

Malawi farming experiment shows how simple changes can boost maize yields and improve soil

Alan Dixon 13 Jun 2024

Omnia turns to battery metals to boost explosives business

Science & Engineering

Omnia turns to battery metals to boost explosives business

Nelson Banya 10 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied.

Residential Property

Johannesburg precinct establishes sustainability benchmarks

23 Apr 2024

Report: Fortified whole grains combat climate change and hunger

Agriculture

Report: Fortified whole grains combat climate change and hunger

18 Apr 2024

PwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

Agriculture

PwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

3 Apr 2024

South African farmers turn to strategic planning amidst escalating costs

Agribusiness

South African farmers turn to strategic planning amidst escalating costs

28 Feb 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

IITA collaborates with global leaders to transform African agriculture

Agriculture

IITA collaborates with global leaders to transform African agriculture

29 Jan 2024

War, weather put ocean shippers on notice for rough seas in 2024

Logistics & Transport

War, weather put ocean shippers on notice for rough seas in 2024

Lisa Baertlein 8 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Circular economy: A goldmine for entrepreneurs in 2024

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Circular economy: A goldmine for entrepreneurs in 2024

Catherine Wijnberg 8 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Unpacking the agriculture market's 2023 performance and forecasting 2024

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Unpacking the agriculture market's 2023 performance and forecasting 2024

Paul Makube 8 Jan 2024

SA fruit farmers invest for survival amid load shedding woes

Agriculture

SA fruit farmers invest for survival amid load shedding woes

20 Dec 2023

Agriculture challenges in South Africa: We need a different lens

Agriculture

Agriculture challenges in South Africa: We need a different lens

Christian Giesel 14 Dec 2023

A haul truck is seen at the Mogalakwena platinum mine in Mokopane. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Mining

Anglo American readies cost cuts in wake of PGM market downturn

Felix Njini and Clara Denina 7 Dec 2023

#COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world

Agriculture

#COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world

Paul Winters 4 Dec 2023

How far can machine learning and artificial intelligence go in the F&B sector?

Technology

How far can machine learning and artificial intelligence go in the F&B sector?

Phil Lewis 28 Sep 2023

A massive diesel price hike reintroduces cost pressures at the onset of the new agriculture season

Agriculture

A massive diesel price hike reintroduces cost pressures at the onset of the new agriculture season

Paul Makube 11 Sep 2023

Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem

Food Security

Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem

Simon Roberts and Ntombifuthi Tshabalala 26 Jul 2023

Nigeria's Tinubu approves new infrastructure fund to boost competitiveness

Infrastructure & Utilities

Nigeria's Tinubu approves new infrastructure fund to boost competitiveness

Felix Onuah 21 Jul 2023

New OECD-FAO report maps future trends in global food production, trade

Commodities & Fairtrade

New OECD-FAO report maps future trends in global food production, trade

6 Jul 2023

ICH K+S transaction heralds a new growth focus with new beginnings

Mining

ICH K+S transaction heralds a new growth focus with new beginnings

Issued by Stone 4 Jul 2023

File photo: A vehicle carries untreated phosphate after being dropped off on a mountain at a phosphate mine at Boucraa factory of the National Moroccan phosphate company (OCP) situated in the southern provinces, 100km southwest of the town of Laayoune 18 February 2016. Reuters/Youssef Boudlal/File Photo

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Morocco's OCP plans $7bn green ammonia plant to avert supply problems

20 Jun 2023

Africa needs grain imports, key states say ahead of Putin talks

Agribusiness

Africa needs grain imports, key states say ahead of Putin talks

Carien du Plessis, Chris Mfula and Elias Biryabarema 15 Jun 2023

2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation finalists announced

Construction & Engineering

2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation finalists announced

12 Jun 2023

Trends

#BizTrends: The importance of financial inclusion and how the banking value chain will be reinvented

Clinton Abbott 19 May 2023

There's a buzz about 'sustainable' fuels - but they cannot solve aviation's colossal climate woes

Aviation

There's a buzz about 'sustainable' fuels - but they cannot solve aviation's colossal climate woes

Susanne Becken, Brendan Mackey and David Simon Lee 19 May 2023

#FarmingfortheFuture: Restore Africa Funds on the importance of regenerative agriculture

Sustainable Farming

#FarmingfortheFuture: Restore Africa Funds on the importance of regenerative agriculture

Robin Fredericks 25 May 2023

Farmers in South Africa face power cuts and a weak rand - but a number of factors are working in their favour too

Agriculture

Farmers in South Africa face power cuts and a weak rand - but a number of factors are working in their favour too

Wandile Sihlobo 9 May 2023

Source © Gardens Shopping Centre Woolies has responded to the video of a live mouse in the chicken section at its Gardens Centre branch in Cape Town

Retailers

Woolies, there's a mouse in my chicken...

Danette Breitenbach 5 May 2023

Farmers get relief as diesel prices dip before summer crop harvest

Agro-processing

Farmers get relief as diesel prices dip before summer crop harvest

Paul Makube 4 May 2023