Important Issues: La Nina in full swing. Above average rainfall expected for December and first part of January for the Summer Rainfall Area and further rain for the Winter Rainfall Area in the first part of December.

As the year winds down, and with it emotional and intellectual energy, it is important not to forget that politics and governance continues apace.

Since the advent of democracy in 1994, at no point have more than half of the working-age population in South Africa (ages 15 to 64) been gainfully employed. 

Communities living on the boundaries of the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga and Limpopo, who have lodged land claims on parts of the park, are not happy that a beneficiation scheme that could see them profit from the park's commercial activities is still not finalised almost five years after the settlement of their claims.

The Afrikaner Africa Initiative between Afrikaners and the Thabo Mbeki Foundation is aimed at exploring the areas of cooperation between black African communities and Afrikaners.

Workplaces are adopting new forms of advanced automation at a rate that suggests a digital revolution in the making.

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There is heightened uncertainty worldwide in the wake of the new Covid-19 variant, Omicron.

Taxes “are the dues that we pay for the privileges of membership in an organised society”.

TLU SA is grateful that the proposed amendment to Article 25 of South Africa's Constitution about the expropriation of property without compensation was not voted in.

"Statistics SA announced today that the economy declined by 1,5% in the third quarter of this year after it was already decided in the second quarter to no longer annualise the quarterly growth figures (multiplied by four) to give an indication of the expected annual growth rate.

This week the Parliament of South Africa voted against amending section 25 of the Constitution to provide for “expropriation without compensation” after four years of contestations.

During a routine patrol on Wednesday night an anti-poaching unit found four rhinos dead and one injured, with their horns hacked off at Inverdoorn Private Game Reserve, just outside Cape Town. 

Since 1980, Klein-Karoo Seed Production has gained international recognition for its multiplication of different types of vegetable seeds. Its forte is the edible members of the Allium family: onions, bunching onions, leeks as well as carrot seeds.

A large part of South Africa’s electricity prices is consists of government levies and costs that are out of Eskom’s control.

As one of KwaZulu-Natal’s longest standing commercial and agricultural entities, Huletts plays a significant societal role in South Africa.

With just over two weeks left in 2021, one must take a deep breath if you want to look back on the year that was and sometimes you need to look again to make sure what you experienced was real.

Alcohol consumption is associated with various public health problems.

The South African wine industry shares the National Coronavirus Command Council’s (NCCC) concern about an increase in Covid-19 infections, but welcomes a risk-based approach to introducing measures aimed at reducing the number of active cases during the festive season.

This report presents an overview of the activities of Fruit SA for the period April 2020 to March 2021. It kicks off with the chairman’s and CEO’s reports, followed by the highlights in the performance of the organisation.