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They came for the American Dream, but the land was still beckoning

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Kenyan farmers have carved their own niche in America’s agricultural landscape, providing speciality crops for the US market
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Paddy farmers rise up against Madagascar’s ‘new city’

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Farmers in Ambohitrimanjaka village are facing off with the authorities over a scheme that threatens to engulf a thousand hectares of rice fields
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Celebrating women and youth in agriculture

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Women farmers produce 80% of Africa's food, but only own 1% of the land
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Retrospective view

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'We empower other farmers, especially the youth and women'
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2018 Young Farmer Award winner – Senakhomo Farming

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Senakhomo is recognised for her outstanding maize yields
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Anna Phosa is living her dream of becoming a successful pig farmer

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Phosa is supplying hundreds of pigs to Pick n Pay every week
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2017 Young Farmer Awards winner – Vilakazi Farming Business Enterprise

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'Farming is life, and some of us black women are making it in what used to be a man's world'
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2018 Female Entrepreneur Award – Sibhale Skin Solutions

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'I was the only one in the business when I started'
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Bet the farm and save the world

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With investment in agriculture and data, African states could end famine — and reap the reward
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Fortified seeds foil hidden hunger

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Biotechnology boosts the resistance of crops to drought and disease, and increases the levels of crucial micronutrients in the produce.
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Empower ‘subsistence farmers’ to become profitable businesses

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Agriculture is poised to drive a new era of inclusive economic growth for Africa - if smallholder farmers are given the tools to generate income.
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Corruption allegations resurface at state biology lab

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The entire finance department senior management at Onderstepoort Biological Products, including an alleged whistleblower, have been suspended amid corruption probes
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The Qwelane case: When human rights meet human rights

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The Jon Qwelane case brings into focus the tension between hate speech and freedom of expression
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Hlophe says ‘assassination plot’ is a bid to sully his name

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Allegations that Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe planned to assassinate his deputy, Patricia Goliath, are leading to further instability on the Cape bench
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Request for Quotation for Benguela Current Convention Secretariat

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A chartered aircraft for an aerial survey and counting software for cape fur seals and seabirds in Angola, Namibia and South Africa is required
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Fifteen additional speakers for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

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SingularityU hosts global line-up with an extra 15 speakers to address thought-provoking topics to help solve the world's grand challenges
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Recyling water and waste management

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One solution to South Africa's water shortage is to install infrastructure that will save rainwater from run-off into the stormwater system
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Covid-19 and CVD: The heart in the time of crisis

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The pandemic has been a time of great humility for health workers and tactics have had to be changed if they weren’t working
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POPIA: it’s not as scary as you think

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Companies that get proactive about compliance are creating huge strategic advantages for themselves — they are able to reduce operational costs
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CUT declared as medium risk

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‘Our major challenge at the university is the access to appropriate technology and internet connectivity for our students’
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Headline Speakers announced for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

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SingularityU announces multi-national line up with world-renowned speakers addressing ground-breaking topics to solve the global grand challenges
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JSE lists two new global ETFs

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'Impact investing has become increasingly topical and for us to provide investors with access to sustainable investment options is a key focus'
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