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Agriculture

Land reform in South Africa doesn’t need a new law: the state should release property it owns – economists

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 26 Feb 2025

World Wetlands Day: Sappi leads the way in wetland conservation in South Africa

Environment & Natural Resources

World Wetlands Day: Sappi leads the way in wetland conservation in South Africa

Issued by Sappi 3 Feb 2025

Urban food gardens produce more than vegetables, they create bonds for young Capetonians – study

Sustainable Farming

Urban food gardens produce more than vegetables, they create bonds for young Capetonians – study

Tinashe P. Kanosvamhira 3 Feb 2025

High voltage battery energy storage systems will become a regular feature in property development. Source: Revov

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Microgrids dominate battery trends in 2025

7 Jan 2025

Activists from the Vaal region protested outside the Department of Mineral Resources in Pretoria against Glubay’s proposed mine. Residents are concerned about water, soil and air pollution from the proposed mine. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Opposition to open cast coal mining in Midvaal

Ihsaan Haffejee 29 Oct 2024

Vuyo Mazabane, Client Consultant, AfriGIS.

Facilities & Property Management

How GIS is transforming municipal property management

Vuyo Mazabane, Issued by AfriGIS 30 Jul 2024

Coffee firms turning away from Africa as EU deforestation law looms

Agriculture

Coffee firms turning away from Africa as EU deforestation law looms

Maytaal Angel and Dewi Kurniawati 19 Dec 2023

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Legislation

Parliament passes key Bills

7 Dec 2023

Fire-smart farming: How the crops we plant could help reduce the risk of wildfires on agricultural landscapes

Agriculture

Fire-smart farming: How the crops we plant could help reduce the risk of wildfires on agricultural landscapes

Tim Curran, Md Azharul Alam, Tanmayi Pagadala and Thomas Maxwell 31 Oct 2023

Property

Namibia: A prime destination for South African property investors

Schantal Teichmann 25 Oct 2023

EU has established its own infrastructure fund for African sustainable aviation fuel. Source: Reuters/Yves Herman

Energy

EU scouts African clean jet fuel projects with 'Belt and Road' type fund

Wendell Roelf 29 Aug 2023

Achieving urban resilience and sustainability through nexus planning

Sustainable Development

Achieving urban resilience and sustainability through nexus planning

Luxon Nhamo, Sylvester Mpandeli and Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi 7 Aug 2023

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Agri Tech

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Thomas Daum, Frédéric Baudron, Ingo Grass, Matin Qaim and Regina Birner 18 Jul 2023

Nigeria is Africa's leading rice producer, but still needs more - reusing wastewater for irrigation would boost farming

Sustainable Farming

Nigeria is Africa's leading rice producer, but still needs more - reusing wastewater for irrigation would boost farming

Christopher Oluwakunmi Akinbile 22 Jun 2023

Cum laude graduate maps the value of grassland ecosystem services

Research & Development

Cum laude graduate maps the value of grassland ecosystem services

8 May 2023

DPWI approves release of 1,199ha of land to settle Mpumalanga restitution claim

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

DPWI approves release of 1,199ha of land to settle Mpumalanga restitution claim

30 Jan 2023

Reflections on land reform as we recover from a pandemic and a sluggish economy

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Reflections on land reform as we recover from a pandemic and a sluggish economy

Peter Setou 24 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

JLL H1 report shows industrial, logistics properties registering steady growth

Industrial & Logistics Property

JLL H1 report shows industrial, logistics properties registering steady growth

1 Nov 2022

Land reform in South Africa is failing. Ignoring the realities of rural life plays a part

Agriculture

Land reform in South Africa is failing. Ignoring the realities of rural life plays a part

Elizabeth Hull 18 Oct 2022

Environmental authorisations may no longer be required for solar PV installations

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Environmental authorisations may no longer be required for solar PV installations

Garyn Rapson and Nonhlanhla Mnengi 28 Sep 2022

SA's energy crisis: the practical implications of government's proposed interventions

Energy

SA's energy crisis: the practical implications of government's proposed interventions

Jason van der Poel, Mzukisi Kota, Hielien Venter, Aviva Hoekstra, Emma Bleeker 8 Aug 2022

Can tech-enabled SMEs power Africa's growth?

Technology

Can tech-enabled SMEs power Africa's growth?

Dumisani Moyo 30 May 2022

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Markets & Investment

The Vaal Cannabis Capital - the linchpin of SA's first smart city

Katja Hamilton 31 Mar 2022

How a humble mushroom could save forests and fight climate change

Forestry

How a humble mushroom could save forests and fight climate change

Paul W Thomas 2 Feb 2022

Electric cars alone won't save the planet. We'll need to design cities so people can walk and cycle safely

Transport

Electric cars alone won't save the planet. We'll need to design cities so people can walk and cycle safely

Timothy Welch 17 Nov 2021

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Corporate & Commercial Law

SCA ruling allows for trade of water use entitlements

Garyn Rapson, Tendai Bonga and Daniella Ghillino 12 Nov 2021

Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

Agro-processing

Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

Andrew Newsham, Toendepi Shonhe and Tsitsi Bvute 26 Oct 2021

5 reasons why small farms are key to the future of food systems

Sustainable Farming

5 reasons why small farms are key to the future of food systems

27 Oct 2021

How mining erodes the rights of women

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

How mining erodes the rights of women

Tatenda Muponde 11 Oct 2021

The Racing Park Developers’ Association wants to overturn the sale of industrial land to the Western Cape Human Settlements Department for housing 1,500 families from overcrowded informal settlements in Dunoon. Photo: Peter Luhanga

Mixed-Use Property

Developers try to overturn sale of land for Cape Town housing development

Peter Luhanga 25 Aug 2021

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Agriculture

Over 34,000 hectares of land allocated to women

16 Aug 2021

Boikanyo Solar. Source: Supplied

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Boikanyo Solar comes online

11 Aug 2021

How a land reform agency could break South Africa's land redistribution deadlock

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

How a land reform agency could break South Africa's land redistribution deadlock

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 4 Aug 2021

Climate-friendly farming strategies can improve the land and generate income for farmers

Research & Development

Climate-friendly farming strategies can improve the land and generate income for farmers

29 Apr 2021

'Sacred forests' in West Africa capture carbon and keep soil healthy

Forestry

'Sacred forests' in West Africa capture carbon and keep soil healthy

Michele Francis 9 Apr 2021

Erratic heritage application processes costs billions in lost investment - survey

Markets & Investment

Erratic heritage application processes costs billions in lost investment - survey

1 Apr 2021

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Agriculture

Land reform: Look closer at subdivisions, adequate farm sizes, says researcher

1 Apr 2021

Made in Africa conference aims to drive Pan-African prosperity

Exhibitions & Events

Made in Africa conference aims to drive Pan-African prosperity

26 Feb 2021

Cyclone Eloise's damage could have implications for South Africa's maize price outlook

Agro-processing

Cyclone Eloise's damage could have implications for South Africa's maize price outlook

Wandile Sihlobo 29 Jan 2021

Almost 90% of the world's animal species will lose some habitat to agriculture by 2050

Sustainable Farming

Almost 90% of the world's animal species will lose some habitat to agriculture by 2050

David Williams and Michael Clark 22 Dec 2020

#BizTrends2021: Agricultural review of 2020 and outlook for the year ahead

Trends

#BizTrends2021: Agricultural review of 2020 and outlook for the year ahead

John Hudson 6 Jan 2021

How sub-Saharan Africa can rethink its approach to agriculture

Agriculture

How sub-Saharan Africa can rethink its approach to agriculture

Michael Aliber and Wandile Sihlobo 15 Dec 2020

Cabinet approves Land Donations Policy for implementation

Land & Property Law

Cabinet approves Land Donations Policy for implementation

4 Dec 2020

Hard and fast rules a good property investor should never ignore

Markets & Investment

Hard and fast rules a good property investor should never ignore

10 Nov 2020

Agro-processing

The impact of veld fires

Dr WA Lombard 29 Oct 2020

Mongezi Veti, Exxaro Resources executive head of sustainability

Mining

Mining and agriculture: Could repurposed farmland help create jobs at scale?

Mongezi Veti 19 Oct 2020

Government plan to release land for farmers a step in the right direction

Agriculture

Government plan to release land for farmers a step in the right direction

Wandile Sihlobo 12 Oct 2020

Key insights into land degradation from seven African countries

Forestry

Key insights into land degradation from seven African countries

Karl Hughes 5 Oct 2020