Author Archives: SAPPO

Labour committee begins process to correct error in national minimum wage law

Photo credit: The Economic Times Parliament’s labour committee on 16 January resolved to introduce an ...

16
Jan
New at SAPPO

Christian Zimelka: Consultant Christian Zimelka’s primary function at SAPPO is to strategically steer the SAPPO ...

16
Jan
New at SAPPO

Nico van Aardt: Consultant  (left) Nico van Aardt manages SAPPO’s Monyetla Enterprise Development Fund. He ...

16
Jan
Agriculture and agribusiness prospects for 2019

Political economy “The damage done to the economy and the social fabric of society by ...

12
Dec
South Africa’s minimum wage to apply from January 20

South Africa’s new national minimum wage will take effect from January 2019, President Cyril Ramaphosa ...

12
Dec
Food security in Africa depends on rethinking outdated water law

Barbara Schreiner, the executive director of the Pegasys Institute, contributed to this article. A new ...

12
Dec
Antimicrobial stewardship

By Dr Caraliegh Stander, CS Vet Antimicrobial resistance is not a new topic and it ...

12
Dec
Leftovers, ASF and sustainability

With the ongoing spread of African Swine Fever in China, the use of swill has ...

12
Dec
The piggery pest war

By Dr Caraleigh Stander, CS Vet One aspect that all farmers in every agricultural industry ...

12
Dec
Using piggery waste as a valuable by-product

After eight years of revamping,  Baynesfield Estate outside Pie–termaritzburg now boasts a new expanded piggery ...

12
Dec
Congratulations to the team of Joseph Baynes Estate

On the photo are from left: Dirk Uys (Bayer), Edward Vorster (Mahela Farming, farmer of ...

12
Dec
Hard work rewarded

Thobile Mpontshane, a pig producer from Jozini in northern KwaZulu-Natal, was named DAFF’s commercial female ...

12
Dec