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Africa's future in food security relies on cooling infrastructure

Supply Chain

Africa's future in food security relies on cooling infrastructure

Samuel Jacobs 16 May 2025

Media planners, take note: The Western Cape’s 2025 event calendar is a goldmine for OOH

OOH

Media planners, take note: The Western Cape’s 2025 event calendar is a goldmine for OOH

Steve Duck, Issued by Tractor Outdoor 30 Apr 2025

SA's organic products boom: a world of opportunity for businesses

Food & bev. services

SA's organic products boom: a world of opportunity for businesses

1 Apr 2025

#Budget2025: Navigating everyday living amid rising VAT and food prices

Retail

#Budget2025: Navigating everyday living amid rising VAT and food prices

24 Mar 2025

SOLshop aims to empower SA's food producers with direct market access

E-commerce

SOLshop aims to empower SA's food producers with direct market access

20 Mar 2025

Food retailers to gain as inflation pressure mounts in SA

FMCG

Food retailers to gain as inflation pressure mounts in SA

Ann Sebastian 19 Mar 2025

Safe and nutritious food – healthy communities

Food, Water & Energy Security

Safe and nutritious food – healthy communities

Namhla Skweyiya, Issued by FoodForward SA 19 Dec 2024

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Consumer Law

Producers, advertisers, retailers beware - stricter regulations for pet food packaging on the cards

Ashleigh Blair, Bernadette Lötter and Kenan Petersen 13 Sep 2024

One-third of the food we produce is never eaten: Reshaping our food system must be accelerated

Food, Water & Energy Security

One-third of the food we produce is never eaten: Reshaping our food system must be accelerated

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 10 Sep 2024

Empowering South Africa: The sweet impact of choosing local sugar

Agriculture

Empowering South Africa: The sweet impact of choosing local sugar

Higgins Mdluli 5 Sep 2024

Tasneem Karodia co-founder of NewForm Foods

Health & Beauty

#WomensMonth: Tasneem Karodia co-founder of NewForm Foods

Ntandokazi Ntozakhe 28 Aug 2024

Source: © 123rf PwC South Africa’s Voice of the Consumer Survey 2024: South African findings report found six key imperatives to shrink the consumer trust deficit

Research

6 key imperatives for consumer companies to shrink their consumer trust deficit

18 Jul 2024

PwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

Agriculture

PwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

3 Apr 2024

The relationship between packaging and food waste

ESG

The relationship between packaging and food waste

Issued by Mpact 26 Mar 2024

DP World bolsters Zambia's cold storage infrastructure with new facility in Lusaka

Logistics & Transport

DP World bolsters Zambia's cold storage infrastructure with new facility in Lusaka

24 Nov 2023

4 small SA businesses win in inaugural Xero Beautiful Business Fund

Awards

4 small SA businesses win in inaugural Xero Beautiful Business Fund

20 Nov 2023

Banking

Standard Bank's R1.5m aid and OneFarm share mobilisation for flood-hit regions

16 Oct 2023

Agriculture

SAB pledges commitment to digital agriculture and inclusive practices

29 Sep 2023

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Media & Entertainment Law

Mind the fine print - food producers should beware of placing misleading claims on packaging

Bernadette Versfeld, Kenan Petersen & Bernadette Lötter 7 Aug 2023

FMCG

Nestle increases local sourcing in South Africa with new processing plant

Anait Miridzhanian 19 Jul 2023

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Supply Chain

Key to unemployment crisis lies in supply chain development

18 Jul 2023

FMCG

Food producers warn of higher prices in SA as infrastructure crumbles

Tannur Anders and Anait Miridzhanian 5 Jul 2023

Kobus Gertenbach, Premier Group CEO. Source: Supplied

FMCG

Consumer goods company Premier Group posts almost 40% jump in annual profit

Tannur Anders 6 Jun 2023

Price hikes on basic food items 'unjustified' - Competition Commission

Regulatory

Price hikes on basic food items 'unjustified' - Competition Commission

29 Mar 2023

Shares of food producer Premier surge 11% on JSE debut

FMCG

Shares of food producer Premier surge 11% on JSE debut

Tannur Anders 27 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

FMCG

SA food producers expect muted demand from struggling shoppers

Nqobile Dludla 7 Mar 2023

Africa is fertile ground for innovative tech, here are some great examples

How To Start Up

Africa is fertile ground for innovative tech, here are some great examples

Paula Nagy 9 Feb 2023

Farming in South Africa: 6 things that need urgent attention in 2023

Agribusiness

Farming in South Africa: 6 things that need urgent attention in 2023

Wandile Sihlobo 16 Jan 2023

Phosphorus supply is increasingly disrupted - we are sleepwalking into a global food crisis

Agro-processing

Phosphorus supply is increasingly disrupted - we are sleepwalking into a global food crisis

Julia Martin-Ortega, Brent Jacobs and Dana Cordell 21 Dec 2022

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Legislation & Regulation

National Health Insurance Bill almost ready to be tabled in Parly

13 Dec 2022

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FMCG

Food: Inflation, security and the gathering storm

Stephen Rushton 15 Nov 2022

#COP27: Increasing climate finance crucial to bring about sustainable transformation of agrifood systems

Agriculture

#COP27: Increasing climate finance crucial to bring about sustainable transformation of agrifood systems

14 Nov 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

FMCG

In meat-loving South Africa, climate concerns whet appetite for veggie burgers

Tim Cocks 3 Nov 2022

New deal to unlock opportunities for SA beef sector

Agro-processing

New deal to unlock opportunities for SA beef sector

18 Oct 2022

Retailers

Impact of inflation on food retailers vs manufacturers

Dhersan Chetty 9 Sep 2022

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FMCG

SA food producers plan more price hikes to protect margins

Nqobile Dludla 6 Sep 2022

Tiger Brands' agriculture aggregator programme - growing more than just crops

Agriculture

Tiger Brands' agriculture aggregator programme - growing more than just crops

Robin Fredericks 29 Aug 2022

Plant-based meat products saved from seizure...for now

Regulatory

Plant-based meat products saved from seizure...for now

22 Aug 2022

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Agriculture

Rise of precision agriculture exposes food system to new threats

George Grispos and Austin C. Doctor 11 Aug 2022

N West moves to digital livestock identification, traceability system

Agriculture

N West moves to digital livestock identification, traceability system

20 May 2022

Unilever to stop marketing food and beverages to under-16s

Retail Marketing

Unilever to stop marketing food and beverages to under-16s

28 Apr 2022

SA's most plant-based friendly fast food chains ranked

Food & bev. services

SA's most plant-based friendly fast food chains ranked

5 Apr 2022

Telecel Group names 10 African startups for "prestigious" acceleration programme

How To Start Up

Telecel Group names 10 African startups for "prestigious" acceleration programme

14 Mar 2022

Shoprite weathers unrest to pump up first-half profit

Retailers

Shoprite weathers unrest to pump up first-half profit

Nqobile Dludla 8 Mar 2022

Global food prices rise to record high in February

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices rise to record high in February

7 Mar 2022

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Markets & Investment

Five essential commodities that will be hit by war in Ukraine

Sarah Schiffling and Nikolaos Valantasis Kanellos 2 Mar 2022