Calling tea time for 75-years
This year will see Laager Rooibos – the second biggest Rooibos brand worldwide – celebrating 75 years of being part of South African homes....
Innovative rope design improves vessel mooring safety
MAERSK will begin implementation of an innovation called Snap Back Arrestor (SBA) ropes on the mooring lines used to hold vessels in place while...
Renewables increasingly beat even cheapest coal competitors on cost – report claims
Competitive power generation costs make investment in renewables highly attractive as countries target economic recovery from COVID-19, new IRENA report finds.
RENEWABLE power is increasingly...
African smartphone market suffers 17.8% decline due to Covid-19
INSIGHTS from International Data Corporation (IDC) reveal that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to one of the largest quarterly dips in Africa’s smartphone market...
MyCiTi fares cheaper in July 2020
The fares for the MyCiTi bus service more affordable since Wednesday 1 July 2020
‘THE reduction is possible due to fuel prices dropping significantly due...
Putting 740 Humpty-Dumpty SOEs back together again
Mr Geoff Jacobs, President of the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry comments on the Presidential State-Owned Enterprise Council
WE now have a Presidential State-Owned...
Sports retailing on a winning streak?
MOST retailers – including Cape Town-based stalwarts Pick n Pay, Shoprite, Woolworths, Truworths International and The Foschini Group – have emerged from the prolonged...
Comprehensive stainless steel stockholding
As business and industry recover from the lockdown, the way consumers and suppliers manage their relationship will be more important than ever.
Access to comprehensive...
Brimstone de-gears
One of Cape Town’s oldest empowerment investment vehicles Brimstone looks determined to de-gear its balance sheet so it can snag new opportunities.
In the last...
7 things you need to know today
1. Big players rally behind accelerated economic recovery strategy
Private sector players have rallied behind the accelerated economic recovery strategy proposed by South Africa’s biggest...
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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...