South Africa raids major shipping companies
In South Africa, local operations of Copenhagen-based Maersk and its Safmarine unit, Hamburg Sued Group, the Mediterranean Shipping Co., Pacific International Lines Pte Ltd. and CMA CGM SA in the …
Month: September 2016
Excellent participation confirmed for Madrid Fruit Attraction
Exhibitor numbers up 20% The Organisers’ Committee of Fruit Attraction, the International Trade Show for the Fruit and Vegetable Industry, met this week in Madrid and confirmed the excellent level …
Africa: Above average rains good news for agriculture
Southern Africa Development Community weather experts have warned of potential floods in the region following the prediction of normal to above normal rainfall in Southern Africa this season. The experts, …
Nigeria and South Africa partner in ag deal
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has established a partnership with Old Mutual Investment Group (OMIG) of South Africa to co-invest $700m in real estate and agriculture development projects. Premium …
Possible cooperation between South Africa and Italy
Gianluca Bagnara will attend the South African-Italian summit to be held in Johannesburg on 18-19 October 2016. Bagnara is an economist and sees the African country as a great opportunity. “South African needs …
SAFE geared for global markets
SAFE marketing and sales manager Wibo van den Ende left Cape Town this month to offer European clients the best of South African table grapes and citrus. “I am excited …
Fairtrade certification boosts SAFE’s social ethical programme
The social ethical programme of Cape Town-based exporting company, SAFE, received a healthy boost last week when its Northern Cape table grape farm, Nuweland was granted permission to trade with …
SAFE marketing trip a boost for global sales
“Open doors welcoming South African produce” European sales success is on the cards for SAFE this season, according to SAFE marketing and sales manager, Wibo van den Ende, who returned …
SAFE families help Hoedspruit crèche “move forward”
Mathomomayo is a crèche in Hoedspruit, Limpopo, which Sotho name means “We’re moving forward now”, and forward is indeed the direction in which owner Lekina Mashile and her …
South Africa teams up with India on bio pest control
Deciduous fruit growers are set to benefit from a collaboration which has been initiated between Stellenbosch University insect biological control researcher Dr Antoinette Malan and a bioprocess engineering expert from …