Tag: Agriculture
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13 Mar 24 NewsScorching heat raises SA food inflation risk (The Herald)
Dryer and hotter-than-usual weather across South Africa’s main summer crop growing regions is hurting the outlook for t...
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11 Mar 24 NewsInfrastructure finance expert commends incoming amendments to PPP framework (Engineering News)
As government garners public comment on key proposed amendments to legislation gover...
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06 Mar 24 NewsAutomotive demand for platinum expected to hit seven-year high this year (Engineering News)
This year could potentially turn out to be quite an interesting year for platinum as a ...
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13 Feb 24 NewsUpcoming events: 37th African Union Summit
Theme of the year: “Africa fit for the 21st century: building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, qual...
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08 Feb 24 NewsInfrastructure deficit continues to hold back African mining (African Business)
These are interesting times for the African mining industry. Interest in the continent’s critical...
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05 Feb 24 NewsTransnet says rail volumes recovered slightly in the last quarter of 2023 (Engineering News)
Transnet says it has witnessed signs of recovery on the North Corridor, which was able...
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23 Jan 24 NewsSustaining growth for South Africa’s vibrant fintech industry (Daily Maverick)
Fintech enterprises frequently leverage cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, bl...
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22 Jan 24 NewsSouth Africa must build renewable energy momentum, and then move on to other sectors (Engineering News)
The rapid pace at which South Africa is building renewable energy projects,...
Should farmers in western Kenya still be growing sugarcane?
18 Dec 23 BlogSugarcane farming and processing has been the primary economic activity in western Kenya, since the 1970s when government started promoting the expansion and commercialisation of t...
Gender, Value Chains and MSMEs in Africa: Exploring Primary Survey Data for the Pharmaceuticals Sector
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This Trade Report explores the nature of the pharmaceuticals sector in Africa specifically from the perspective of medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs)...
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12 Dec 23 NewsSouth Africa to seek bids for new nuclear power station (Reuters)
South Africa will launch a bidding process for an extra 2,500 megawatts (MW) of nuclear power by March, as the co...
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07 Dec 23 NewsSouthern Africa: Botswana Extends Ban on South African Fruits and Vegetables (allAfrica)
Botswana announced on Monday, December 5, 2023 that it would extend and expand restriction...
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05 Dec 23 NewsEconomy moves ‘sideways’ with marginal 0.2% contraction in GDP (Engineering News)
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has reported a marginal 0.2% contraction in gross domestic...
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01 Dec 23 NewsSouth Africa: Cape Town Port Fully Operational After Delays In Container Offloads (allAfrica)
Operations have returned to normal at the Port of Cape Town after reported delays exp...
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29 Nov 23 News100 000 containers now stuck outside three SA ports – as new penalties and price hikes loom (Engineering News)
In recent weeks, container ships have been bypassing the congested...
Gender, Value Chains and MSMEs in Africa: Exploring Primary Survey Data for the Agribusiness Sector
28 Nov 23 PublicationsDOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
This Trade Report explores the nature of the agribusiness sector in Africa specifically from the perspective of medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs), u...
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27 Nov 23 NewsPresident Cyril Ramaphosa visits Port of Richards Bay (South African Government)
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday, 23 November 2023, visited the Port of Richards Bay to asses...
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24 Nov 23 NewsKenya has vast growth potential in aviation and technology (The Standard)
The air transport industry in Africa is on the resurgence, and aviation is definitely the next infrastruc...
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20 Nov 23 NewsClimate Action Key to Kenya’s Upper-Middle-Income Country Aspirations (World Bank)
Kenya remains vulnerable to frequent climatic shocks that pose significant economic risk. With...
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17 Nov 23 NewsGas-supply cliff is South Africa’s next crisis, energy body says (Engineering News)
South Africa’s supply of natural gas is set to plunge within the next three to four years a...