EXCLUSIVE: Geology’s loss is farming’s gain as Mahlalela thrives
by ANNA NTABANE MIDDLEBURG – GROWING up in Middleburg’s Mhluzi township, Khulile Mahlalela’s dream was to become a geologist. However, when her mathematics and science marks were ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Jatropha project an inspiring international success
from ANNA NTABANE in Mbombela, Mpumalanga MBOMBELA - BEHIND the thriving essential oils and pharmaceutical sectors in the Mpumalanga Province and neighbouring countries is an ente ...
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‘Land reform to retain dignity of SA blacks’
from ANNA NTABANE in Mbombela, Mpumalanga MBOMBELA - LAND reforms will bring dignity to the majority black South Africans, the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Devel ...
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Mpumalanga farm grows in leaps and bounds
from ANNA NTABANE in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga NELSPRUIT - WHAT started as a mere community gardening project has grown considerably into one of the province’s major sources of grain, ...
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Downgrades, US-China impasse hammer SA’s Rand
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG - SOUTH Africa’s volatile Rand currency is bearing the brunt of escalating trade tensions between China and the United States a ...
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SA in good stead to address global oils demand
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG - THE rising demand for essential and vegetable oils worldwide has been hailed as opening up a wonderful opportunity for South Africa to be a worthy ...
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SA citrus exports bear brunt of strikes, ports issues
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG - LABOUR issues and infrastructural challenges at main trade ports could hamper plans to ensure export-led growth in South Africa’s agricultural secto ...
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COMMODITIES: South Africa keenly following US agro decline
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG - THE agriculture sector in South Africa is keeping an eye on developments in the United States where declines in maize and soybean harvests are p ...
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Lesotho bearing brunt of rising SA maize prices
from TSOANELO MOKHAHLANE in Maseru, Lesotho MASERU – PRICES of the staple maize meal in Lesotho have reached a five-year high as the country grapples with increasing grain prices ...
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Madagascar farmers request aid to produce more food
from MARIO RAJOMAZANDRY in Antananarivo, Madagascar ANTANANARIVO – SMALL scale farmers in Madagascar have appealed to government and the private sector to help them diversify from ...
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