Further agriculture profit margin compression as debt cost rises by 75bps
Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB Agri-Business:
Facing unprecedented levels of global uncertainty with a muted growth outlook, amid elevated inflation, and...
Opinion piece: What homeowners should know before investing in solar panels
By Otto Botha, Managing Director at WACO:
As the South African government looks for solutions to the country’s electricity crisis, significant emphasis has been placed...
Helping small businesses get back on track, in 4 strategic steps
Using words and phrases such as “pandemic”, “the new norm”, “asymptomatic” and “quarantine”, which were previously rarely used in our public discourse – if ever...
Ceres Fruit Growers awards its top producers
Despite recent hail damage in the region and one of the toughest years on record, South Africa’s Ceres Fruit Growers (CFG) met recently at...
Error-free inclination measurement for dynamic applications
The IMU F99 combines an accelerometer, gyroscope and intelligent, configurable sensor fusion algorithm.
With the new version of the inertial measurement unit F99, Pepperl+Fuchs now makes inclination...
Pressure to hike interest rates remains, says FNB
Following the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB's) decision to increase its repo rate by 0.75%, FNB will raise its prime lending rate by 0.75%.
FNB...
From “The Bee in my Bonnet” column – Held to ransom and fleeced
IT is a widely held precept that cartels, like cancer, are not good for your health.
The practice in most countries in the world is...
LED lighting and lighting control solution for primary school
BEKA Schréder is proud to have supplied the LED lighting solution with lighting control for Laerskool Garsfontein’s main sports field and assembly hall in...
Pratley Putty plays a key role in Kariba Dam spillway rehabilitation
PRATLEY Putty is playing a key role in the rehabilitation of the Kariba Dam spillway. The hand-mouldable, high-performance putty-like adhesive was identified by distributor Mart...
Smart Truck Project reaches half way stage
CCBSA - Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa - is in the middle of a five-year pilot Smart Truck Project that was initiated in 2019, to...
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By Larry Claasen
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