Opinion Piece: Solid data management – a fundamental to achieving PoPI compliance
Sections of the long-anticipated Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act 4 of 2013 came into effect on the 1st of July 2020, giving South African...
Service agreements reduce costs and ensure safety compliance
“Overhead gantries, cranes, hoists and related lifting equipment components while often critical components of manufacturing and process facilities are also subject to stringent occupational...
Incarcerating children for cannabis possession ruled unconstitutional
Children found guilty of trivial offences, including the possession or use of cannabis, may not be incarcerated, the Johannesburg High Court has ruled.
The question...
Storing CO2 beneath the sea
Maersk Drilling is joining a new CO2 storage consortium formed by INEOS Oil & Gas Denmark and Wintershall Dea. The consortium is maturing one...
Rhino poaching declines significantly
The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries says rhino poaching decreased by almost 53% in the first six months of 2020, with 166 animals...
Liquor industry urges government to prepare to lift alcohol ban
The liquor industry is once again calling on government to lift the ban on alcohol. Their latest call is based on suggestions by the...
Infrastructure Commission to fast-track projects valued at R340bn
Government will in the coming months expedite the implementation of at least 50 infrastructure projects with a total investment value of more than R340...
Sale price of Burger King SA renegotiated due to impact of Covid-19
Grand Parade Investments (GPI) said in a statement to investors this week that it has renegotiated the terms of the sale of its Burger...
Role players meet to discuss alcohol ban’s impact on wine industry
The industry body Vinpro, Agri Western Cape, the agricultural interest group Saai and Western Cape wine producers met last week to discuss the impact...
South Africa to build its own COVID-19 vaccine plant
A plant headed up by government officials, pharmaceutical companies and private-sector vaccine specialists is planned to be built. This is according to Minister of...
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By Larry Claasen
THE country consumes more than 3,5 million tons of wheat a year, yet domestic...