Covid-19 Watch

Parks Tau takes over from MEC Morokane Mosupyoe

Gauteng Premier David Makhura has made changes to his Provincial Executive Council (PEC). Morakane Mosupyoe, Gauteng MEC for Economic Development, Agriculture, Environment...

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Business

SA wines unlikely to increase market share in China

News of China slapping Australian Wines with 200% tariffs will make it difficult for the Aussies to bounce back from this lucrative...

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Agriculture

Nitrogen and Sulphur foliar sprays and their effect on wine aromas

A recent trial conducted in the Barossa valley of Australia revealed that nitrogen and sulphur foliar sprays can have significant effects on...

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Market Synopsis

Agri-Market Synopsis: Week 46

Agri-Market Synopsis is a weekly agricultural market economic insights sourced from various agricultural commodities. Mohair SA“The penultimate sale of the 2020 winter...

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Agriculture

Minimum Wage: ‘Commission opening a jobs bloodbath door’

Just a few days ago, the Department of Labour and Employment through the National Minimum Wage Commission proposed a national minimum wage...

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Business

Should Beef Grading System be considered to enhance market access domestically and internationally?

The deregulation of the beef Industry around 1994 coincided with the termination of the old “Carcass Grading System” based on criteria of...

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Events

UP chancellor Prof Nkuhlu challenges Africans to become agents of their own development

“I have travelled all over the world and have not seen one country where development did not start on the land. For...

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Business

Strong meat prices signal expensive braais in December

With Christmas only five weeks away, the current trend in meat prices signals prospects of expensive braais during the 2020 December festive...

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Market Synopsis

Agri-Market Synopsis: Week 45

This is a weekly agricultural market economic insight of the agricultural environment sourced from various agricultural commodities. Meat“The yearly trend in local...