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The South African agricultural landscape is changing. There are familiar risks, such as droughts, food security, and changing weather patterns. The last six months have however, highlighted new...
Cabinet expressed concern at recent labour unrests at Lonmin’s Marikana Mine which has led to the downing of tools and a disruption of productivity. The dispute is reported as centering around...
African Heads of State and Government, eminent persons and leaders of business attending the 23rd WEF on Africa have been discussing the modalities of how to increase private-sector investment and...
Africa, the world’s poorest continent and plagued by high population growth rates, is predicted to make significant economic gains over the next decade.(2) A study commissioned by the...
Germany remains an important agricultural investment partner for South Africa - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said on Monday. “… Germany is quite important...
South African Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ms Tina Joemat-Pettersson held a bilateral meeting with the German Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Ms Ilse...
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has, following board approval and a lengthy consultation process, released a new ten-year Africa-focused development strategy for 2013 to 2022, which...
"South and Southern Africa have a direct interest in a more equitable international trade dispensation for agriculture, considering the underdeveloped resources in the region and the opportunities...
Civil society organisations from the SADC region, and around the world have condemned the SADC draft Protocol for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (Plant Breeders’ Rights) as spelling...
Investment and growth in the aquaculture sector will be stimulated with the launch of the Aquaculture Development and Enhancement Programme (ADEP). The programme was launched by the Minister of...
Policies to increase food security in the global South focus too much on rural food production and not enough on ensuring poor people can access and afford food, especially in urban areas, says a...
The African Union Commission (AUC) and New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency have launched a Journalists Network, to promote agricultural development in Africa.
The Network,...
The SABC board was officially dissolved after a heated meeting of Parliament's communications portfolio committee on Tuesday.
Ahead of the disbanding, one of the last two remaining board members,...
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson says Brics member countries have put food security at the top of the agenda ahead of the all-important summit in Durban. She was...
The irascible, smart and tough-minded Bobby Godsell, chairmen of Business Leadership SA, a couple of weeks ago called upon the business community to get behind the National Development Plan....