SA’s number one crime is housebreaking
South Africa experienced roughly 1.3-million incidences of housebreakings in the last year which affected 5.8% of households in the country. StatsSA reports that the...
Rising SA fuel prices eroding competitiveness of local businesses – IFP
Rising fuel prices in South Africa are eroding the competitiveness of local companies by adding to the cost of doing business in an already...
Productivity tips from billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs and more
Everyone has the same amount of time in a day as people like Elon Musk, who is CEO of not just Tesla, but also SpaceX,...
Researchers have directly proven that bacteria can change shape inside humans to avoid antibiotics
Widespread antibiotic use is largely to blame for the emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria, which is currently one of the biggest threats to global health. Not...
V&A waterfront property market bucking trends
The property market within Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront remains stable despite the trends seen in other upmarket areas where prices have seen a marked drop.
This...
State of Rail in SA
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says operational occurrences have resulted in 375 people losing their lives in the country’s rail network in the financial year...
Cape ice cream parlour named best in the world
Cape Town is on a roll, scooping up yet another international accolade with Unframed Ice Cream parlour ranking in at the number one spot...
Fitch downgrade pushes Eskom further into junk
Eskom’s mounting debt woes are posing the risk of crippling the country’s stagnant economy further as the power utility’s credit rating has been pushed...
FNB contributes R17 million in SME grants to tackle social challenges
In line with its broader strategy of support for South African SMEs, FNB recently distributed over R17 million in grant funding to black-owned businesses...
Mercedes-Benz premier’s new electric vehicle in SA
The drive towards smarter mobility and electric vehicles in particular has just stepped up a gear as luxury brand Mercedes Benz premier’s its all-new...
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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...