Shoprite pleads to vaccinate its frontline workers
by AKANI CHAUKEJOHANNESBURG – THE Shoprite Group is calling on the government to prioritise the allocation of vaccines to the retailer’s workers as the third wave hits S ...
Read More »AgriSA: Call to vaccinate agro workers
by TINTSWALO BALOYIJOHANNESBURG – AGRI-SA is advocating for the prioritisation on workers in the sector in South Africa’s vaccination drive against the coronavirus (COVID-19). The ...
Read More »Brazilian chicken flurry ruffles some SA feathers
by MTHULISI SIBANDAJOHANNESBURG – FEATHERS are flying over the increasing presence of Brazilian chicken in South Africa. While there is agreement this is to the detrimen ...
Read More »COVID-19 jabs set to create jobs
by TINTSWALO BALOYIJOHANNESBURG – SOUTH Africa’s multi-billion-rand tourism industry is a prime example of how widespread COVID-19 vaccinations can boost economic activity and job ...
Read More »Agri SA condemns farmer’s murder
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – THE murder of a farmer in the Eastern Cape has raised further opposition to plans to scrap legislation on the ownership of weapons for purposes ...
Read More »Winemaker thrives after adopting technology
from DION HENRICK in Cape TownCAPE TOWN - ONE of South Africa's largest independent wine and spirit producers and distributors, DGB, has made the most of a timely technology inter ...
Read More »Zimbabwe maize imports suspension to hit South Africa
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – THE largest harvest of the staple maize in 37 years, which has led Zimbabwe to suspend all imports of the grain, is projected to have signif ...
Read More »Avian epidemic plunging poultry industry into turmoil
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – STAKEHOLDERS are divided over South Africa’s prospects of containing the Avian Influenza (AI) as the outbreak spreads in the commercial hub of ...
Read More »SA birds flu outbreak sends shock waves in SADC
by TINTSWALO BALOYIJOHANNESBURG – THE Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (AMIE) is wary of the ban on exports from South Africa to some countries in the region ...
Read More »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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