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| About 11m young Africans entered the labour market in 2014 alone, but few see opportunities in the agriculture sector. Youth employment should be at the centre of any strategy to face Africa's economic and demographic challenges... read |
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| Ruth Cooper This year, Wine Cellar Fine Wine Merchants and Cellarers once again identified SA's hottest young winemaking talent breaking the rules and pushing the limits at their annual ‘Young Guns' event. We chat to one of this year's “Young Guns” and rising wine star, Callan Williams of Garajeest wines. read | | | Ruth Cooper Wine Cellar: Fine Wine Merchants and Cellarers recently announced their top pick of SA's hottest young winemaking talent for the seventh edition of the Young Guns tasting event. We got in touch with one of the rising stars, Stephanie Wiid, one half of Thistle & Weed, to chat all things wine. read | |
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| The seventh annual Fresh Connections: Southern Africa Conference and Trade Show, hosted by PMA, is set to take place at the CTICC in August and includes an expanded trade show with... read |
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| The colour on Pink Lady isn't great this year. However, this year is already turning out to be a stable apple season for South African exporters, especially regarding Golden Delicious... read |
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| DAFF has confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N8 has been confirmed at a broiler breeder site in Mpumalanga. The affected farm has been quarantined and culling of the affected animals has been completed... read |
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| Alex Porter and Stellah Kwasi Although domestic food production is expected to rise over the next few decades in response to a rapidly growing population, it is unlikely that the increases will be able to keep pace... read |
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| The Gamtoos Irrigation Board has announced that more than 200 citrus, vegetable, and dairy farms in the Gamtoos River Valley that rely on water from the Kouga Dam will have their annual water allocation for 2017/18 cut by 60%... read |
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| According to FPEAK Chairman, Apollo Owuor, Kenya's horticulture sector is set to undergo major changes as the country fights to consolidate its international markets... read |
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| Phil Lester Some of the world's most widely used pesticides can be harmful to bees, according to the first large-scale studies aimed at measuring the impact of compounds called neonicotinoids... read |
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| Issued by Ithala Development Finance Corporation The livelihood of about 58,000 people who contribute towards production of 20 million tonnes of sugarcane annually would have been compromised had it not been for the support provided by Ithala Development Finance Corporation... read |
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| Niklas Höhne, Andrew Marquard, William Wills On July 7, G20 leaders will gather in Hamburg for their annual meeting. One likely outcome: another clash over climate change between the host government, Germany, and United States president Donald Trump... read |
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| The City of Cape Town has implemented Level 4b water restrictions with effect from July 2017 as dam levels remain critically low and reserves need to be built up during winter for the expected harsh summer months ahead... read |
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