COVID-19 affects SA plans to reclaim land
JOHANNESBURG – FOLLOWING the increasing cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), South Africa has postponed public hearings on plans to expropriate of land without compensation. The A ...
Read More »Young Mpumalanga farmers the future of agro sector
from ANNA NTABANE in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga NELSPRUIT - WITH agriculture having the best prospects for job creation ahead of other sectors in South Africa, it is important for aut ...
Read More »SA targets SADC to empower its black industrialists
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – TRADE between South Africa and Tanzania is poised to increase beyond R7 billion (US$453 million) as the former assists its black industrialists ...
Read More »Global issues, local concerns pummel SA economy
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – ANALYSTS have forecast a further recession of the South African economy because of load shedding, the raging coronavirus (COVID-19) and government ...
Read More »Resurgent agro sector raises SA job creation hopes
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG - THE rejuvenated agricultural sector has emerged the industry offering the biggest hope for employment creation in South Africa, a country burdened ...
Read More »Time running out for Africa to fight hunger
from ADANE BIKILA in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA - AFRICAN leaders are racing against time to end malnutrition and stunting by 2025. Speaking at the African Leaders for Nutr ...
Read More »Rearing goats a boon for young graduate
from SUKUOLUNHLE NDLOVU in Masvingo, Zimbabwe MASVINGO – A YOUNG Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) graduate has taken goat breeding to a higher level. Gracious Rumbidzai Shonhai (24 ...
Read More »Broadband’s role crucial in boosting food security
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – A TECHNOLOGY expert has highlighted the significant role broadband can play in ensuring food security in South Africa. According to Phumza Dyan ...
Read More »Zimbabwe food stocks might run out in February
from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE - HALF of Zimbabwe's population enduring hunger faces a bleak future amid fears humanitarian agencies' food reserves could run out ...
Read More »Maize prices rising beyond reach of vulnerable Mozambicans
from ARIMANDO DOMINGOS in Maputo, Mozambique MAPUTO – THE escalating price of the staple maize - it has doubled in some regions impacting negatively on poor households, mostly sti ...
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