agriculture
R60m centre to train ‘new generation of black farmers’
Construction work has begun on a R60-million multi-purpose training and development centre at the Agricultural Research Council in Roodeplaat, Pretoria. The facility will boost the government's drive to reinvigorate black commercial farming in the country.
R60m centre to train ‘new generation of black farmers’
Construction work has begun on a R60-million multi-purpose training and development centre at the Agricultural Research Council in Roodeplaat, Pretoria. The facility will boost the government's drive to reinvigorate black commercial farming in the country.
Seven reasons to be optimistic about Africa
As business and government leaders from across the globe gather in Abuja, Nigeria, for the World Economic Forum on Africa, KPMG International's global head of corporate citizenship Michael Hastings reflects on reasons to be hopeful about the future of the continent.
South Africa, Malaysia sign science memorandum
Inclusive development, sustainable human settlements and Antarctic research are
three of the areas where South Africa and Malaysia hope to interact under a new
agreement which aims to foster a smart partnership between the countries, Science
and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom said last week.
South Africa, Malaysia sign science memorandum
Inclusive development, sustainable human settlements and Antarctic research are
three of the areas where South Africa and Malaysia hope to interact under a new
agreement which aims to foster a smart partnership between the countries, Science
and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom said last week.
South Africa, Guinea to deepen relations
South Africa and Guinea are set to deepen their long-standing bilateral relations, International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said at the 2nd Joint Commission for Cooperation between the two countries in Pretoria on Monday.
Brand South Africa releases results of 2013 Thrive International Investor Perceptions Survey
Johannesburg, Wednesday 2 April 2014 - Brand South Africa today co-hosted with the WITS Business School a special seminar at which the results of the 2013 Thrive...
South African agriculture ‘creating jobs again’
South Africa's agriculture sector created 65 000 new jobs between 2009 and 2013, reversing a trend of farming job losses in the country that stretched back to the 1970s, Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel said on Tuesday.
Classes begin at South Africa’s newest university
Lectures will start this week for the first-ever 160 students enrolled at the
University of Mpumalanga - the province's first university and the first of two built
in South Africa since the advent of democracy to increase access to higher
education.
Urban organic agriculture in downtown Joburg
Abandoned bowling greens in the old, run-down suburb of Bertrams in central Johannesburg are sprouting new life with the Bambanani Food and Herb Garden, a certified organic produce initiative, run by volunteers, that helps feed poor people in the inner city.
