https://newsletter.en.creamermedia.com

Receive our free daily newsletter:

Agriculture

sponsored by

Tongaat Hulett to sell portion of Botswana business
21st January 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Distressed JSE-listed sugar producer Tongaat Hulett is set to sell 33.3% of the issued share capital and the claims for repayment of the shareholder loans in Tongaat Hulett (Botswana) to Ball... 


No meaningful progress on avian influenza vaccination risks more outbreaks this year
21st January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) says the sector remains vulnerable to renewed outbreaks of avian influenza, particularly as many European countries and most of the US are currently... 


Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe to lay off 1 000 workers amid currency crisis
16th January 2025 By: Reuters

Sugar producer Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe plans to lay off 1 000 employees by August this year, a company official said, as it seeks to cut costs and survive the country's currency turmoil and... 


Commission tasks munis, agents and retailers to fix distortion in fresh produce market
13th January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

After launching a market inquiry into the fresh produce industry in March 2023, the Competition Commission has released its final report on the matter confirming that there are significant barriers... 


Caterpillar celebrates its 100-year anniversary
10th January 2025 By: Darren Parker

NYSE-listed Caterpillar has marked 2025 as its 100-year anniversary. The globally recognised original equipment manufacturer (OEM) technically turns 100 on April 15, which is when, in 1925, Holt... 


CGA appoints Ntshabele as CEO
7th January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has appointed Dr Boitshoko Ntshabele CEO effective February 1. He succeeds outgoing CEO Justin Chadwick who will be retiring at the end... 


South Africa still in ‘foothills of economic recovery’ as fourth-quarter policy uncertainty rises to 65.7
19th December 2024 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa is "still in the foothills of economic recovery" and, while external influences must still be skillfully navigated, the country's future economic performance will hinge mainly on... 


Tongaat Hulett to sell all South African assets, operating businesses to Vision Sugar
18th December 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Distressed JSE-listed sugar producer Tongaat Hulett has announced that it will sell all its assets and operating businesses in South Africa to Vision Sugar South Africa. The purchase price for... 


Sponsored Post

Showroom

ALCONTROL Breathalyser
Alco-Safe

Developed to exceed the latest EN 15964 standards for police breathalysers proving that it will remain accurate and reliable for many years to come.

VISIT SHOWROOM 
GreaseMax
GreaseMax

GreaseMax is a chemically operated automatic lubricator.

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Agroprocessing

sponsored by

Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe to lay off 1 000 workers amid currency crisis
16th January 2025 By: Reuters

Sugar producer Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe plans to lay off 1 000 employees by August this year, a company official said, as it seeks to cut costs and survive the country's currency turmoil and... 


Commission tasks munis, agents and retailers to fix distortion in fresh produce market
13th January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

After launching a market inquiry into the fresh produce industry in March 2023, the Competition Commission has released its final report on the matter confirming that there are significant barriers... 


CGA appoints Ntshabele as CEO
7th January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has appointed Dr Boitshoko Ntshabele CEO effective February 1. He succeeds outgoing CEO Justin Chadwick who will be retiring at the end... 


South Africa still in ‘foothills of economic recovery’ as fourth-quarter policy uncertainty rises to 65.7
19th December 2024 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa is "still in the foothills of economic recovery" and, while external influences must still be skillfully navigated, the country's future economic performance will hinge mainly on... 


Aquaculture

sponsored by

Firm makes aquaponics, water treatment breakthrough
18th October 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

Water treatment supplier Fine Bubble Technologies (FBT) is making significant strides in the agriculture and aquaculture sectors with its nano bubble system, enhancing water treatment efficiency... 


Aquaculture a 'powerful means to address food and nutrition security across Africa' – Singh
10th September 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Globally, aquaculture contributes more than 50% of all aquatic products, thereby making a significant contribution to the transformation of food production systems. The continued expansion of... 


TIA launches nanobubble aquaponics pilot plant
9th September 2024 By: Schalk Burger

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and water treatment technology company Fine Bubble Technologies have launched a nanobubble aquaponics pilot plant at De Grendel School of Skills, in Cape... 


SPS commissions R135m solar project at Aqunion abalone farm
28th August 2024 By: Irma Venter

Sustainable Power Solutions (SPS) has started to test and commission a R135-million solar PV and battery solution project for abalone farmer Aqunion, a subsidiary of the Sea Harvest Group.... 


Equipment

sponsored by

Innovation centre to enhance grain processing
9th August 2024 By: Trent Roebeck

Industrial food processing and technology solutions company Bühler has launched its new Grain Processing Innovation Center (GPIC) – with pilot-scale production facilities, research and development... 


Invicta reports increase in operating profit despite challenges
24th June 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

In its audited consolidated results for the financial year ended March 31, investment holding and management company Invicta Holdings reports that its operating profit grew by 8% to R702-million,... 


SEW-EURODRIVE at Nampo 2024
21st May 2024

Gear motors, frequency inverters and drive automation specialist SEW-EURODRIVE electronics business development manager Willem Strydom highlights the company’s role in the agriculture industry’s... 


Uniclox at Nampo 2024
21st May 2024

Biometric time and attendance and access control systems provider Uniclox senior sales executive Christo Wandrag talks to Engineering News about the role the company is playing in the... 


Farming Economics

sponsored by

Nedbank, Agbiz optimistic about agriculture sector’s growth in 2025
26th November 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

After starting the year with an El-Niño-induced drought that negatively impacted on summer crops, high interest rates, animal disease woes and the persistent logistical crisis, sentiment in the... 


Sustainability, community focus integral to agricultural business
15th November 2024 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

To demonstrate its commitment to sustainability and community empowerment, Stellenbosch wine producer Spier Wine Farm highlights the importance of remaining mindful of its environmental impact... 


Volkswagen rolls out electric tractors, with battery swapping, in Rwanda
14th November 2024 By: Irma Venter

Volkswagen Group Africa (VWA) has announced the start of operations of a modern farming pilot project in Gashora, Rwanda, that will see the rollout of specially developed VW-badged electric... 


Agriculture set to benefit greatly if MTBPS sentiment is realised
31st October 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Industry bodies Agri SA and the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) agree that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) shows that... 


Fertiliser

sponsored by

Nitrous oxide emissions grew by 40% from 1980 to 2020, study finds
14th June 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Emissions of nitrous oxide – a greenhouse gas (GHG) said to be more potent than CO2 or methane – continued unabated between 1980 and 2020, a year when more than ten-million metric tons were... 


SEW-EURODRIVE at Nampo 2024
21st May 2024

Gear motors, frequency inverters and drive automation specialist SEW-EURODRIVE electronics business development manager Willem Strydom highlights the company’s role in the agriculture industry’s... 


Uniclox at Nampo 2024
21st May 2024

Biometric time and attendance and access control systems provider Uniclox senior sales executive Christo Wandrag talks to Engineering News about the role the company is playing in the... 


Dachser South Africa at Nampo 2024
21st May 2024

Engineering News discusses how family-owned logistics provider Dachser South Africa is innovating to address the challenges that agricultural logistics face in South Africa with MD Detlev Duve at... 


Forest Products

sponsored by

Forestry sector calls for collaboration to build on transformation progress
11th October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

While the forestry sector has achieved notable progress in transformation over the past 15 years, more needs to be done to ensure the sector is sustainable and creates long-term value for... 


York Timbers swings to profit of R136m
30th September 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Lumber and agriculture company York Timbers has swung to profitability for the financial year ended June 30, having reported a R136-million profit against a loss of R312-million in the prior... 


Graeme Wild to succeed Thiel as Sappi Southern Africa CEO
19th September 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Dissolving wood pulp, paper and biomaterials manufacturer Sappi has appointed Graeme Wild CEO of Sappi Southern Africa, with effect from December 1. Wild, who is currently Sappi Southern Africa... 


New impetus needed if South Africa is to begin meeting R&D investment goals
13th September 2024 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

In the drive for economic advancement and global competitiveness, innovation stands as a pivotal force, with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) highlighting that a... 


Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Photo of Martin Creamer
On-The-Air (17/01/2025)
17th January 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION







pqt: 0.375s - ct: 0.525s - 192pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now