Land imbalances a ticking South Africa time bomb
OPINION by SAVIOUS-PARKER KWINIKA Editor-In-Chief JOHANNESBURG - SOUTH Africa’s prolonged land reform programme, if not resolved now, will soon be likened to deadly United States ...
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Zimbabwe approves first cannabis production project
from PATRICK CHITONGO in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe CHIREDZI - ZIMBABWE has approved the first project for the farming and processing of cannabis, a development that is set to earn the co ...
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Climate change fuelling fatal Nigeria conflicts
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA - THE United Kingdom (UK) is concerned at the impact of climate change that is driving deadly violence between farmers and livestock her ...
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Commodities: China offers opportunities for South Africa avocado exports
JOHANNESBURG - AVOCADOS have been identified as a key sub-sector to drive the policy ambition by the South African government to achieve export-led growth in agriculture. To attai ...
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Digital literacy initiated for SA rural farmers
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG - SOME 350 small-scale farmers, mostly women and youth, in rural areas have received training in a programme aiming to equip the land tillers with ...
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Limpopo targets Easter in quest to be tourism mecca
by AKANI CHAUKE POLOKWANE - THE Limpopo Tourism Agency (LTA) is making the most of the Easter period to market the province as a leading domestic destination of choice in the coun ...
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SA bumper harvest allays regional maize shortfalls
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG - DESPITE the expected drop in regional maize production in 2019, worsened by the dreadful Cyclone Idai, the supply during the 2019/20 marketing y ...
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Bumpy ride forecast in crucial week for SA econom
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG - ANALYSTS are wary of one of the most critical weeks in the South African economic calendar culminating in downgrades by international rating agencie ...
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New cane varieties to boost Zimbabwe’s sugar output
from PATRICK CHITONGO in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe CHIREDZI - ZIMBABWE is anticipating increased production of sugar following the discovery of 19 new cane varieties. Test have proven th ...
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African economy loses $1 billion to Cyclone Idai
from ADANE BIKILA in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA - AFRICA could have lost infrastructure worth US$1 billion (R14,45 billion) as a result of Cyclone Idai battering Southern A ...
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