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The Eastern Cape Karoo, arguably the unsung hero of all South African travel destinations, is famous for its country ...
The Eastern Cape Department of Agriculture has revived its famous agricultural shows that have long served as a platform for celebrating excellence in farming, with a renewed focus on promoting market ...
The isolation of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) by organic acid hydrolysis can contribute to reducing the extensive use of mineral acids, but aspects related to performance, cost effectiveness, and ...
The Eastern Cape faces an unprecedented and dire situation in terms of a child malnutrition crisis in which 116 children succumbed to Severe Acute Malnutrition between April 2021 and April 2022.
“Sugar is our State’s number one agricultural export, contributing $4.4 billion annually to Queensland’s economy and supporting over 20,000 jobs across regional communities,” Mr Last said.
Durban - WITH an estimated 20 200 sugar cane growers in Kwazulu-Natal and southern Mpumalanga, sugar cane farming remains the lifeblood of rural communities. However, the industry is facing a ...
The Eastern Cape Provincial Government deeply regrets to announce that seven people have tragically lost their lives due to recent flooding emanating from inclement weather conditions in the province.
Three people who tortured a farm owner by binding him, scalding him with hot water, and threatening to dismember him with a chainsaw in the Eastern Cape have been convicted following the gruesome ...
First, it’s illegal to do that in KwaZulu-Natal. A version of it is only legal in the Eastern Cape and Northern Cape ... the land will be converted to cattle/sugar cane farming or mined?
The Eastern Cape alone accounts for 5,885 kilometres of SANRAL’s total 27,501-kilometre network — the largest share in the country. One of the flagship projects, currently under construction in ...
Beyond trade, what sets Qobo Qobo apart is its inclusive farming model. The company trains and supports local community members interested in growing rosemary, chamomile, or vetiver grass, then buys ...
At around R250,000 to R300,000 per kilogram of saffron, better known as “red gold” - it takes roughly 150,000 flowers to produce a single kilogram of dried saffron threads, all harvested by hand.