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Cape Town’s water use remains too high despite Day Zero lessons

Food, Water & Energy Security

Cape Town’s water use remains too high despite Day Zero lessons

Kevin Winter 3 hours

Nigerian farmers talk about how climate change is affecting staple food crops – and what can help

Agro-processing

Nigerian farmers talk about how climate change is affecting staple food crops – and what can help

Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso and Mojirayo Ayodele 28 Jan 2026

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Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Red Energy’s Jakes Joubert: Top energy trends every South African business needs to know

Jakes Joubert 26 Jan 2026

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Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Interwaste's Justin Bott: Waste management as a cornerstone to building climate resilience

Justin Bott 21 Jan 2026

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Trends

AI, resilience and sustainability set to transform logistics in 2026

16 Jan 2026

Exploring Africa’s livestock and climate change debate

Agriculture

Exploring Africa’s livestock and climate change debate

Talentus Mthunzi 22 Dec 2025

Stable weather boosts SA's 2026 wine grape forecast

Viticulture & Oenology

Stable weather boosts SA's 2026 wine grape forecast

17 Dec 2025

Recognising water risk in mining due diligence

Mining

Recognising water risk in mining due diligence

Issued by SBPR on behalf of SRK Consulting (South Africa) 24 May 2025

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Agriculture

Practical steps farmers can take to minimise flood damage

Kobus Stapelberg 21 Nov 2025

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Agriculture

AfDB unlocks $200m for Africa's smallholder farmers

27 Oct 2025

How geospatial insights can transform service delivery planning and analysis in South Africa

Digital

How geospatial insights can transform service delivery planning and analysis in South Africa

Vuyo Mazabane, Issued by AfriGIS 3 Sep 2025

Source: Supplied. Dan Payton, chief executive officer of CivilSure.

Construction & Engineering

How construction contractors can avoid hidden project risks that break the bank

1 Sep 2025

Backing Africa’s climate-smart agriculture: Why finance must lead the way

Agribusiness

Backing Africa’s climate-smart agriculture: Why finance must lead the way

Leon Kotze 20 Aug 2025

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Agriculture

Emerging risks shake up SA agriculture sector

Daniel Stevens 7 Aug 2025

4 ways to prepare your hospitality business for a South African winter

Hospitality

4 ways to prepare your hospitality business for a South African winter

Issued by Business Partners 20 May 2025

Buzzworthy news for World Bee Day: Growthpoint hosts 8 thriving bee hives at Woodlands Office Park

Retail & Hospitality Property

Buzzworthy news for World Bee Day: Growthpoint hosts 8 thriving bee hives at Woodlands Office Park

Issued by Catchwords 20 May 2025

4 ways to thrive as a SA hospitality SME in winter

SMEs

4 ways to thrive as a SA hospitality SME in winter

13 May 2025

Agribusiness

Beyond banks: How partnerships are unlocking capital for African agriculture

Jérôme van Innis 10 Apr 2025

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Logistics & Transport

Heightened marine trade risks and what they mean for insurance

Kennedy Ntenjwa 7 Apr 2025

Jérôme van Innis is the co-founder, Pumpkn.io. Source: Supplied.

Agriculture

Jérôme van Innis | Transforming Africa’s agri-sector through innovative financing

Jérôme van Innis 25 Mar 2025

How plastic shade cloth is revolutionising sustainable agriculture and boosting crop yields

ESG & Sustainability

How plastic shade cloth is revolutionising sustainable agriculture and boosting crop yields

Issued by Safripol 5 Mar 2025

Shoprite and Checkers offer purified water at just R1 per litre

ESG

Shoprite and Checkers offer purified water at just R1 per litre

4 Mar 2025

SA's coffee industry in hot water: price surges explained by Domaine Rautenbach of Jacobs Coffee

FMCG

SA's coffee industry in hot water: price surges explained by Domaine Rautenbach of Jacobs Coffee

Evan-Lee Courie 24 Feb 2025

Rising food, fuel, and electricity prices put further pressure on struggling households

Food, Water & Energy Security

Rising food, fuel, and electricity prices put further pressure on struggling households

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 11 Feb 2025

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Agriculture

Industrial scale farming is flawed: What ecologically-friendly farming practices could look like in Africa

Rachel Wynberg 24 Jan 2025

Don’t call it a comeback, but Exxaro is banking on coal resurgence

Coal, Oil & Gas

Don’t call it a comeback, but Exxaro is banking on coal resurgence

Lindsey Schutters 16 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Unleashing Africa’s economic potential through transformative logistics

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Unleashing Africa’s economic potential through transformative logistics

Amadou Diallo 13 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - the transformation of food security in South Africa

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - the transformation of food security in South Africa

Alan Browde 13 Jan 2025

EcoFlow announces AI-powered Oasis energy management platform

Mobile & Apps

EcoFlow announces AI-powered Oasis energy management platform

6 Jan 2025

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Climate Change

Spring snow in South Africa: A wake-up call for climate readiness

Karen King and Yolandi Meyer 20 Nov 2024

Persistent growth: How IoT solutions could revolutionise agritech

Agri Tech

Persistent growth: How IoT solutions could revolutionise agritech

Issued by ASUS 19 Nov 2024

Homes are submerged in water after a massive flood in N'djamena, Chad, 14 October 2022. Reuters/Mahamat Ramadane/File Photo

Climate Change

Africa grapples with forecasting challenge as weather disasters loom

Mahamat Ramadane and Alessandra Prentice 15 Nov 2024

Last night, Thursday 8 November, the national winners of the 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards’ (VJOY) were honoured at a ceremony in Johannesburg (Image supplied)

Media

News24 journalists take top honours in 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards

8 Nov 2024

Role of innovative financing for farmers: Lessons from Ghana's cocoa irrigation

Agriculture

Role of innovative financing for farmers: Lessons from Ghana's cocoa irrigation

6 Nov 2024

AfriGIS wins prestigious global hackathon on sustainable finance

Markets & Investment

AfriGIS wins prestigious global hackathon on sustainable finance

Issued by AfriGIS 22 Oct 2024

The Herholdt's partnership is only one step in Plentify's growth strategy.

IoT

Plentify reveals mega smart home ambitions with Herholdt’s deal

Lindsey Schutters 17 Oct 2024

South African vineyards set for a promising 2025

Viticulture & Oenology

South African vineyards set for a promising 2025

16 Oct 2024

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Food Security

Climate resilience key to securing South Africa’s food supply

11 Oct 2024

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Climate Change

Africa’s famous Serengeti and Maasai Mara are being hit by climate change – a major threat to wildlife and tourism

Joseph Ogutu 4 Oct 2024

Sugarcane harvest meets demand, but drier conditions threaten early season end

Agro-processing

Sugarcane harvest meets demand, but drier conditions threaten early season end

26 Aug 2024

WCDoA allocates R14.9m to Citrusdal for flood damage mitigation

Agro-processing

WCDoA allocates R14.9m to Citrusdal for flood damage mitigation

21 Aug 2024

WCape hits rainfall records amid changing climate patterns

Agriculture

WCape hits rainfall records amid changing climate patterns

19 Aug 2024

How to mitigate external challenges that hamper your career success

Career Advice

How to mitigate external challenges that hamper your career success

Auguste Coetzer, Issued by People Power Placement 22 Jul 2024

Climate related disasters are causing widespread damage as winter approaches

Climate Change

Climate related disasters are causing widespread damage as winter approaches

Issued by FoodForward SA 24 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Vis Govender, co-founder of Everything.Insure and group CEO of FirstEquity Group.

Finance

Weather insurance's evolution on par with rise in adverse climate events

21 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Andrew Golding, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group.

Residential Property

The positive economic indicators signalling potential for property market growth

Andrew Golding 4 Jun 2024

Beyond borders – AfriGIS develops verified geospatial data for Africa

Digital

Beyond borders – AfriGIS develops verified geospatial data for Africa

Issued by AfriGIS 30 May 2024

Maritime transport: a significant economic driver in global trade

Logistics & Transport

Maritime transport: a significant economic driver in global trade

Kennedy Ntenjwa 2 May 2024

4 crucial steps to strengthen climate resilience against El Niño and La Niña

Agriculture

4 crucial steps to strengthen climate resilience against El Niño and La Niña

2 May 2024

Terena Chetty, Head of Strategy at 1Africa Consulting

Occupational Health & Safety

How climate change has become an OHS issue

Terena Chetty 23 Apr 2024