Stubbornly high meat prices lift food inflation in August 2021
After showing signs of moderation for the second half of 2021 with the July 2021 food price inflation steadying at 7% year-on-year, the August...
SAA needs new airplanes: CEO
South African Airways will need a more modern fleet to be competitive on routes outside its home continent following the Covid-19 crisis, according to...
WC water system and dam levels in ‘good health’ with 5% increase
An abundance of rainfall has ensured the water supply within Western Cape dams remains at a good level, with it currently sitting at 100%....
Time to extend financial relief to Cape Town’s ratepayers?
Cape Town ratepayers must have had mixed reactions when they read the proud announcement by their City that there was still another R1,8 billion...
More South Africans will likely quit their jobs and emigrate in the coming months:...
While South Africa’s move to lockdown level 2 has eased certain restrictions, the impact of Covid on workplaces will remain for some time, says...
The role of the credit bureaus and how they operate
THE main function of credit bureaus, as intended in the National Credit Act (NCA), is to protect consumers from irresponsible lending and over-indebtedness. For...
Women-owned SMMEs push for change
FOR South Africa’s women entrepreneurs, the quest for empowerment is not restricted to one day or month each year – it’s ongoing.
Women make up...
Mining the deep oceans – the main players
DEEP-sea mining involves a collection of government, inter-government, industry, scientific, academic, civil society and other interests.
Exploration
As of January 2020, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) has issued...
Microbially produced fibers: Stronger than steel, tougher than Kevlar
SPIDER silk is said to be one of the strongest, toughest materials on the Earth. Now engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have...
Microbes in cow stomachs can break down plastic
PLASTIC is notoriously hard to break down, but researchers in Austria have found that bacteria from a cow's rumen—one of the four compartments of...
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Wheat farming in South Africa crisis threatens sector sustainability
Wheat farming in South Africa crisis threatens sector sustainability
By Larry Claasen
THE country consumes more than 3,5 million tons of wheat a year, yet domestic...