Fuel hike adds pressure on SA agro sector
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – THE rising fuel prices are likely to add cost pressures on the South African farming sector. Lower oil prices had kept agricultural input costs ...
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Dough firm gives electricity problems the goosebumps
from DION HENRICK in Cape TownCAPE TOWN – CONSUMERS of bread and similar foods are enjoying the benefits of a move by a proudly-South African company to move t ...
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Consumers bear the brunt of chicken price increases
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE increase of poultry import tariffs is hitting South African consumers hard in the pocket. Following the introduction of the tar ...
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Solar orchard addresses SA fruit bowl’s power woes
by DION HENRICK CAPE TOWN - THE installation of a solar plant by an innovative farmer could herald the end of electricity shortages in South Africa’s fruit bowl, as the Ceres ...
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Industry mourns agro expert Karaan
by AKANI CHAUKEJOHANNESBURG – THE farming sector is mourning the demise of land reform and agricultural policy expert, Prof. Mohammad Karaan, who has passed on because of the coro ...
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More opposition to SA ban on alcohol sales
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG - AGRICULTURE South Africa (AgriSA) is against the government’s prohibition of alcohol sales during the coronavirus lockdown. Alcohol The or ...
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Food insecurity at its worst in SADC region
from PEDRO AGOSTO in Luanda, AngolaLUANDA - MORE people than ever in the last 15 years are food insecure in Southern Africa. The number has risen to 51,3 million, according to fin ...
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Resurgent pandemic shuts annual Joburg festival
by SAVIOUS KWINIKAJOHANNESBURG – THE sold-out Johannesburg Festival of Lights has been called off in response to South Africa tightening lockdown regulations amid resurgence of th ...
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African Bank warns against lavish festive spending
by AKANI CHAUKEJOHANNESBURG – CONSUMERS have been advised to curb spending this holiday in order to start the new year on a positive note. African Bank African Bank warned of the ...
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Restaurant sector opposes further Western Cape lockdown
by DION HENRICK CAPE TOWN - THE Restaurant Association of South Africa (RASA) is against the imposition of a further lockdown to curb the resurgence of the coronavirus (COVID ...
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