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Shell steps in to ease farming's energy future
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (506+ words) As global energy volatility hits South Africa's farms, Shell is making the case that energy and agriculture are two sides of the same food security coin. The multinational energy and petrochemical company hosted a dialogue at Grain SA's Nampo agricultural…...
Panic selling and momentum chasing erode long-term returns
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (606+ words) Periods of heightened market volatility are exposing a series of common behavioural mistakes that can severely damage long-term investment returns, according to PSG Asset Management. Chief investment officer John Gilchrist said investors often make poor decisions during periods of uncertainty…...
Stadio bemoans accreditation delays choking growth at private universities
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (527+ words) Accreditation delays are slowing expansion across South Africa's private higher education sector, with Stadio warning that prolonged approval timelines are constraining programme rollouts and limiting growth. With demand for higher education rising and public institutions unable to meet all applications,…...
Sustainable farming: from nice-to-have to non-negotiable
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (691+ words) Farmers can no longer expect to remain profitable without considering sustainable farming solutions to mitigate climate risk and resource wastage, according to experts who spoke at the Nampo Harvest Day gathering in Bothaville, Free State, this week. They said supply…...
What to do in Darling, the West Coast town that lives up to its name
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (311+ words) Uys, more than anyone, put Darling on the map when he moved here in the mid-1990s and turned its derelict railway station into a museum, a restaurant and, most importantly, a cabaret theatre for his drag persona, Evita Bezuidenhout. TOFFEES AND…...
What's on | Going Out
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (85+ words) WHERE: Iziko Museums of South Africa On Wednesday May 18, Iziko Museums of South Africa will be commemorating International Museum Day with free entry to the Slave Lodge, Iziko South African Museum, Iziko South African National Gallery, Bo-Kaap Museum and half-price…...
Girls in SA get free HPV jabs. Boys don't. Find out why they should
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1251+ words) A 40-year-old man walks into his doctor's room with a lump in his throat. He doesn't smoke. He barely drinks. He has no family history of cancer. What he does have is a common virus he's never been tested for,…...
Students caught in the middle as universities challenge dental council in court
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (435+ words) Three of South Africa's universities of technology have gone to the high court in Pretoria in a bid to break a years-long deadlock that has left dental technology students in limbo and placed critical training programmes at risk of shutting…...
Ngizwe Mchunu's loose lips means he will march to Pretoria
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (736+ words) Controversial anti-immigrant activist and podcast host Ngizwe Mchunu will march to Pretoria on Tuesday after he was hauled over the coals for running his mouth again. This week the Pretoria high court directed Mchunu to cease all defamatory commentary regarding…...
EDITORIAL | Collapse of liquor regulatory bodies should concern us all
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (567+ words) Revelations that the governance framework of the Gauteng Liquor Board (GLB) has collapsed should concern and anger us all. An inquiry into the GLB's affairs found what is known as "regulation by stealth, meaning liquor laws existed only on paper…...