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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

Zimbabwe’s booming blueberry industry faces critical funding challenges

Agro-processing

Zimbabwe’s booming blueberry industry faces critical funding challenges

Nyasha Chingono 12 Sep 2024

Mhondoro Safari Lodge partners with Luke Dale Roberts to redefine safari cuisine

Food Services

Mhondoro Safari Lodge partners with Luke Dale Roberts to redefine safari cuisine

22 Aug 2024

Saudi Arabia is making moves in the global telecoms industry

Telecoms & Networks

CompCom approves Saudi telecom deal to acquire CMC Networks

Lindsey Schutters 21 May 2024

Source: Supplied.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Sustainable redistribution of land remains crucial to human rights in South Africa, as political parties jostle for voter support

Peter Setou 27 Mar 2024

Pioneering mindful advertising with Inverroche Gin

OOH

Pioneering mindful advertising with Inverroche Gin

Issued by OnPoint PR 12 Dec 2023

How agriculture can make the most of one of the world’s biggest carbon sink, soil

Research & Development

How agriculture can make the most of one of the world’s biggest carbon sink, soil

Rémi Cardinael, Armwell Shumba and Vira Leng 7 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied. Wesley Cowan, director for Galetti corporate real estate.

Property

George's 262ha berry and avo farm in business rescue

2 Nov 2023

Sand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi

Agriculture

Sand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi

Liezl Human 26 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Ladismith.

Property

Second home and semigration buyers are flocking to these small towns

14 Sep 2023

A man carries his bicycle over a flooded area in Muloza on the border with Mozambique after the tropical Cyclone Freddy, around 100km outside Blantyre, Malawi, 18 March 2023. Reuters/Esa Alexander

Climate Change

Extreme weather events under the spotlight as Africa Climate Summit kicks off

Hereward Holland 4 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied.

Industrial & Logistics Property

R64.5m facility in the works at Redefine's Brackengate 2 precinct

24 Aug 2023

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Agri Tech

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Thomas Daum, Frédéric Baudron, Ingo Grass, Matin Qaim and Regina Birner 18 Jul 2023

#PropertyRevamped: Newinbosch creating a connected, inclusive community in Stellenbosch

Mixed-Use Property

#PropertyRevamped: Newinbosch creating a connected, inclusive community in Stellenbosch

Sindy Peters 18 Jul 2023

SA's Land Bank can be fixed: change the funding model and narrow the focus

Agribusiness

SA's Land Bank can be fixed: change the funding model and narrow the focus

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 12 Jul 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

Maximising land use for food and green energy could better support industry, society

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Maximising land use for food and green energy could better support industry, society

Karen King 20 Apr 2023

Common measuring instruments needed to assess the success of land reform in SA

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Common measuring instruments needed to assess the success of land reform in SA

Peter Setou 23 Mar 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

Reflections on land reform as we recover from a pandemic and a sluggish economy

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Reflections on land reform as we recover from a pandemic and a sluggish economy

Peter Setou 24 Jan 2023

Helping Africa's farmers control climate-induced pests

Research & Development

Helping Africa's farmers control climate-induced pests

Gilbert Nakweya 30 Dec 2022

New food technologies could release 80% of the world's farmland back to nature

Research & Development

New food technologies could release 80% of the world's farmland back to nature

Chris D Thomas, Jack Hatfield and Katie Noble 9 Dec 2022

Land reform in South Africa: 5 myths about farming debunked

Agriculture

Land reform in South Africa: 5 myths about farming debunked

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 28 Nov 2022

New desalination plant points towards Morocco's drought response

Infrastructure & Utilities

New desalination plant points towards Morocco's drought response

Ahmed Eljechtimi 22 Nov 2022

Farmers can save water with wireless technologies, but there are challenges - like transmitting data through mud

Agri Tech

Farmers can save water with wireless technologies, but there are challenges - like transmitting data through mud

Abdul Salam 16 Aug 2022

Source: Supplied

Agro-processing

Gamtoos farmers close shop amid crippling water restrictions

10 Aug 2022

Image supplied: An Afternoon in Puglia will be a sequel to Under The Tuscan Sun

Events

Tag hosts Italian lifestyle event sequel

31 Mar 2022

Wanjira Mathai: Africa's water security depends on an all-of-society paradigm

Food, Water & Energy Security

Wanjira Mathai: Africa's water security depends on an all-of-society paradigm

Sindy Peters 25 Mar 2022

Farm women demand Distell act against suppliers that violate workers' rights

Viticulture & Oenology

Farm women demand Distell act against suppliers that violate workers' rights

24 Mar 2022

Upward trend in food inflation likely to continue

Agribusiness

Upward trend in food inflation likely to continue

3 Mar 2022

Coffee may become more scarce and expensive thanks to climate change - new research

Agro-processing

Coffee may become more scarce and expensive thanks to climate change - new research

Denis J Murphy 31 Jan 2022

Here's what to consider when buying or selling a farm in SA

Markets & Investment

Here's what to consider when buying or selling a farm in SA

20 Jan 2022

Amendment to allow land expropriation without compensation fails to pass

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Amendment to allow land expropriation without compensation fails to pass

Tim Cocks 8 Dec 2021

Spar's award-winning Rural Hub programme giving emerging farmers a leg up

Agriculture

Spar's award-winning Rural Hub programme giving emerging farmers a leg up

29 Nov 2021

Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

Agro-processing

Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

Andrew Newsham, Toendepi Shonhe and Tsitsi Bvute 26 Oct 2021

Cotton farming becomes viable diversification option for SA canegrowers

Agro-processing

Cotton farming becomes viable diversification option for SA canegrowers

14 Oct 2021

How a land reform agency could break South Africa's land redistribution deadlock

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

How a land reform agency could break South Africa's land redistribution deadlock

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 4 Aug 2021

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Research & Development

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Lulama Ndibongo Traub, Thomas Jayne and Wandile Sihlobo 2 Aug 2021

Harnessing land reform to generate youth employment

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Harnessing land reform to generate youth employment

29 Jun 2021

'Sacred forests' in West Africa capture carbon and keep soil healthy

Forestry

'Sacred forests' in West Africa capture carbon and keep soil healthy

Michele Francis 9 Apr 2021

New forum launched for global soil health

Agriculture

New forum launched for global soil health

24 Mar 2021

A common soil pesticide cut wild bee reproduction by 89% - here's why scientists are worried

Agriculture

A common soil pesticide cut wild bee reproduction by 89% - here's why scientists are worried

Philip Donkersley 3 Mar 2021

Demand for meat is driving deforestation in Brazil - changing the soy industry could stop it

Forestry

Demand for meat is driving deforestation in Brazil - changing the soy industry could stop it

Angela Guerrero and Malika Virah-Sawmy 4 Jan 2021

Almost 90% of the world's animal species will lose some habitat to agriculture by 2050

Sustainable Farming

Almost 90% of the world's animal species will lose some habitat to agriculture by 2050

David Williams and Michael Clark 22 Dec 2020

How sub-Saharan Africa can rethink its approach to agriculture

Agriculture

How sub-Saharan Africa can rethink its approach to agriculture

Michael Aliber and Wandile Sihlobo 15 Dec 2020

Can countries end overfishing and plastic pollution in just 10 years?

Environment & Natural Resources

Can countries end overfishing and plastic pollution in just 10 years?

Henrik Österblom 7 Dec 2020

Pick n Pay donates R100,000 to help farmers affected by recent veld fires

Agro-processing

Pick n Pay donates R100,000 to help farmers affected by recent veld fires

16 Nov 2020

We found a way to turn urine into solid fertiliser - it could make farming more sustainable

Agriculture

We found a way to turn urine into solid fertiliser - it could make farming more sustainable

Prithvi Simha, Björn Vinnerås and Jenna Senecal 10 Nov 2020