Category Archives: Let’s Talk Indepth

A sector-wide review of the COVID-19 impact on the South African agricultural sector during 2020–21

Source: Ferdinand Meyer, Johann Kirsten, Tracy Davids, Marion Delport, Hester Vermeulen, Wandile Sihlobo & Lucia ...

22
Feb
Future of agricultural employment in South Africa 2035

Source: Agbiz media statement, 17 February 2021, photo credit: 123RF/alexandrmusuc The services of the Institute ...

22
Feb
25 major projects planned for South Africa – including a smart city, new borders and highway upgrades

Source: BUSINESSTECH, 22 February 2022, photo credit: 123RF/jamesteohart Nedbank has published its latest capital expenditure ...

22
Feb
How to drive on flooded roads

Source: Media release, MasterDrive South Africa, 7 February 2022, photo credit: 123RF/kvitajan Parts of Gauteng ...

15
Feb
South Africa’s cave-dwelling bats need more protection – to keep people safe too

Source: Mariëtte Pretorius, Daily Maverick, 8 February 2022, photo credit: 123RF/adrianciurea69 Caves are overlooked but ...

15
Feb
Slurry management: Situations with no surplus of nutrients

Source: Xavier Flotats Ripoll, Pig333.com, 11 February 2022, photo credit: 123RF/karegg In a situation of ...

15
Feb
Fire insurance: An investment in a sustainable farming future

Source: Santam media release, 10 February 2022: photo credit: 123RF/kesu87 There are few things that ...

15
Feb
What it costs to say goodbye to Eskom

Source: Hanno Labuschagne, MYNROADBAND, 6 February 2022, Photo credit: 123RF/dogfella Typical South African households can ...

07
Feb
Measuring medicine use in livestock helps against antimicrobial resistance

Source: Lauren Cahoon Roberts, Phys.org/RPO e-newsletter, 4 February 2022, photo credit: 123RF/pongvit Measuring how much ...

07
Feb
Humans v AI: here’s who’s better at making money in financial markets

Source: Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, Fabio Cuzzolin, Wojtek Buczynski, The Conversation, 2 February 2022, photo credit: ...

07
Feb
The science of weather forecasting: what it takes and why it’s so hard to get right

Source: Victor Ongoma, The Conversation, 1 February 2022, photo credit: 123RF/solerf Weather forecasting is an ...

07
Feb
Fewer farmers, but food production keeps rising

Source: Jeanne-Marie Versluis, City Press, 16 Jabuary 2022, photo credit: 123RF/budabar Even though there are ...

01
Feb