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Food Crops

Where does all the food (waste) go?

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Woolworths places sustainability at its core with its Good Business Journey
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​UFS celebrates excellence through its research hubs

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The UFS now has 156 NRF-rated researchers and five Sarchi Research Chairs
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Farmers in war-torn Afghanistan hit by worst drought in decades

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Afghanistan's 2018 wheat harvest is already expected to be the lowest since at least 2011
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Why African farmers should balance pesticides with other control methods

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Farmers needs a way to manage harmful insects without destroying the ecological balance
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​Farmers are smiling – up to a point

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The prospect of a bumper crop has caused prices to plummet and debts still have to be paid back.
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SA farmers find alternatives to unsuitable ploughing

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South African soil is unsuited to ploughing and farmers have found an alternative way to plant in no-till farming.
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Illegal Gupta coal mine accused of polluting crop irrigation water

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A Gupta-linked colliery has been accused of polluting the Olifants River, a vital source of water for food crop irrigation on farms around Delmas.
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National

Focus on FW de Klerk distracted attention from the troubling state of the nation

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Some political analysts say President Cyril Ramaphosa is taking too long to mend the country, others says it is the ANC itself that must be fixed
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National

Eastern Cape MEC orders graft investigation after two workers killed at troubled district municipality

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The killing of two council workers at the Amathole district municipality appears to be linked to tender fraud and corruption
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National

South Africans stuck in China are desperate to escape coronavirus ‘prison’

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But the department of international relations and co-operation claims they are comfortable and taken care of 
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Press Releases

Press Releases

Response to the report of the independent assessors

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VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.
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Press Releases

NWU student receives international award

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Carol-Mari Schulz received the Bachelor of Health Sciences in Occupational Hygiene Top Achiever Award.
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Press Releases

Academic programme resumes at all campuses

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Lectures, practicals, seminars and tutorials will all resume today as per specific academic timetables.
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Special Reports

Strategic social investments are a catalyst for social progress

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Barloworld Mbewu enables beneficiaries to move away from dependence on grant funding
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Special Reports

We all have a part to play to make South Africa work

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Powering societal progress demands partnerships between all stakeholders
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Special Reports

So you want to be a social entrepreneur?

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Do the research first; it will save money and time later
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Special Reports

Social entrepreneurship means business

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Enterprises with a cause at their core might be exactly what our economy desperately needs
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Special Reports

Looking inwards

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Businesses are finding tangible ways to give back – but only because consumers demand it
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Woolworths places sustainability at its core with its Good Business Journey

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