BMG has teamed up with Liqui Moly – global leaders in additives, motor, transmissions and hydraulic oils – to offer cost saving solutions to the local generator market. “As South Africa continues to face the exasperating challenges of daily load shedding andunplanned power outages, many companies are investing in alternative sources of power supply to ...

HUSQVARNA REDEFINES SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE WITH NEW, LOCALLY CRAFTED CHAINSAW PANTS South Africa, August 2023 — Imagine a scenario where lightning-fast reflexes aren’t enough to repel looming danger – a moment that necessitates a safeguard before conscious thought kicks in. Such moments are all too common in the realm of chainsaw operation, making Personal Protective ...

According to BMG, reduced life of V-belts operating in the Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) sector, is a major concern to the industry, in spite of users implementing rigorous system inspection programmes. BMG specialists recommend that replacing conventional rubber V-belts used on air handling units (AHUs) with Fenner High Performance Composite (HPC) V-belts, is a ...

Abuja, 30th August 2023 – AFEX, Nigeria’s leading commodities player, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Ghana Commodities Exchange (GCX), to strengthen the commodity trading ecosystem across Nigeria and Ghana. The MoU signing, which took place at AFEX’s office in Abuja on the 24th of August, had the Chief Executive Officer, GCX, ...

  5 Reasons Why SMEs Should Consider Joining a Business Accelerator In the fast-changing world of entrepreneurship, small businesses often hit roadblocks that slow down their growth and success. From tight budgets and limited expertise to encountering barriers in accessing lucrative market opportunities; the struggle for small business owners is real. But, there’s a game-changer ...

FILE- Laborers stack rice in a private warehouse in Makhu, in the Indian state of Punjab, March 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File) India’s decision to halt some rice exports to prevent high prices at home has had affects stretching across Asia to Africa, observers say. Rice prices in Kenya, for example, jumped when Russia ...

The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, has welcomes the agreement with the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Wang Yi (on behalf of Chinese Agriculture Minister Tang Ranijan) for the export of avocado to the People’s Republic of China. Nkosi Mandela said this is an ...

Download Report(PDF | 4.03 MB) It goes without saying that water is key to producing the food we eat. But water is becoming increasingly scarce, driven in part by population growth and climate change. Given water’s importance to agriculture – irrigated agriculture already accounts for 70 percent of global water withdrawals – improving agricultural water ...

Soybeans and corn are edging closed to harvest, as green turns to gold in I was lucky to have a powerful female archetype in farming. As a teen, I spent 10-hour days on my hands and knees, hand-harvesting vegetables and laboriously weeding cucumber and zucchini on our family produce farm. Exhausted, I would look ahead ...

South Africa’s agriculture is well-known for being export-orientated. Therefore, the focus must be on safeguarding its seamless continuation. Attention should be focused on improving logistics efficiency, intensifying the promotion of South African products in export markets, and sustaining solid relations with existing critical export markets while securing expansion into new markets. This is particularly important ...