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South Africa and Italy Deepen Agricultural Partnership

South Africa and Italy have taken an important step towards strengthening agricultural cooperation, with the inaugural South Africa-Italy Agribusiness Forum in Somerset West creating a platform for deeper trade,...

Western Cape Blueberry Boom: Premium Agricultural Assets Open for Public Tender

The Western Cape’s blueberry sector has transformed into one of South Africa’s most explosive...

Strategic Focus: Infrastructure, Finance, and Policy Friction Dominate Agbiz Congress 2026

It was in Gqeberha, at the Boardwalk ICC, where the South African agricultural value...

WWF SA Conservation Champions Protect More Than 23 000 Hectares of Cape Flora

The relationship between agriculture and conservation took centre stage recently as WWF South Africa's...

Benguela Cove Refreshes Wine Labels and Highlights Estate Olive Oil

A Walker Bay estate refreshes its most familiar wines and points visitors toward something...

Cape Town Container Terminal Sets Record with Highest Refrigerated Container Load

In a sea of recent news surrounding the Port of Cape Town, a beacon of positivity shines through as the Cape Town Container Terminal...

Grain Handlers all geared up for GOSA’S 39th Simposium

The picturesque winelands of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape will set the scene for this year’s Grain Handling Organisation of Southern Africa (GOSA) symposium....

ARC Conference Spotlights South Africa’s Agricultural Research

The Agricultural Research Council (ARC) and the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development (DALRRD) recently convened their inaugural joint conference at the...

Private sector participation at Port of Cape Town critical for economic growth

This week, Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, together with officials from the Department of Economic Development and Tourism, hosted the Western...

A Call for Interest in Energy Resilience Workshops

As South Africa grapples with consistent load shedding and escalating electricity costs, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture has taken a proactive step towards...

Wolfpack: Trading with hands tied behind their backs

In the picturesque orchards of Wolseley, South Africa, the early pear crop has been met with a series of challenges, amplified by the recent...

Exploring South Africa’s West Coast Way

West Coast Way, under the visionary leadership of Carmen Lerm, has transformed Cape West Coast tourism in the past decade, presenting a unique road...

Transnet National Ports Authority Enhances Port Operations with New Mooring Units

The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) announces the successful delivery and operationalization of the first batch of four hydraulic tension mooring units at the...

Western Cape Government supporting Eskom to fix electricity outage in the Central Karoo

The Western Cape Government (WCG) is further ramping up its efforts to step in where Eskom needs ever more support to fix the electricity...

Western Cape Agriculture Department Leads Drone Innovation with SACAA Certification

The South African Civil Aviation Authority's recent Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operating Systems Certification (UASOC) to the Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) positions the...