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Y20 South Africa 2025 Summit
The Y20 South Africa Summit 2025, held in Johannesburg from 18–22 August, was a landmark event, the first-ever Y20 convened on African soil under the banner of G20 South Africa 2025. As the official y.....
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South Africa's agricultural jobs growth possibilities
We generally view agriculture as one of the sectors that still has the potential to create more employment in South Africa. Some may remember that in Chapter Six of the National Development Plan, publ.....
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Employment equity targets a missed opportunity
POLICY PERSPECTIVE by Theo Boshoff Of all the policy areas that we work with, transformation remains the most controversial and delicate. If done correctly, transformation can be a real asset to .....
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Agbiz Participates in Y20 Dialogue on Rethinking International Solidarity
On Thursday, 24 July 2025, Agbiz attended the Y20 public engagement event titled “Rethinking International Solidarity after the U.S. Withdrawal” hosted at Dibukafé in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. The e.....
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These are early days, but the season ahead for South Africa’s maize production looks promising
We are still grappling with the harvest of the 2024-25 maize season in South Africa, which is quite decent but presents some quality challenges because of the excessive rains. As of July 11, farmers h.....
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Agbiz Celebrates Mandela Day by Uplifting the Youth of Mamelodi
In commemoration of International Nelson Mandela Day, Agbiz partnered with SOS Children’s Village Mamelodi to contribute to the wellbeing and development of vulnerable children through an initiativ.....
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Renewed thrust for land reform measures – expropriation, land ceilings, land register?
Background The debate on land reform in South Africa does seem like a case of the same proposals coming around again and again. Although South Africa has a clear constitutional and legal framewor.....
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BRICS leaders must take a courageous step on trade policy
The BRICS Summit is underway in Brazil and is scheduled to conclude tomorrow, July 7. There are many themes on the minds of the political leaders in this group, but one aspect that is certainly imp.....
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Renewed thrust for land reform measures – expropriation, land ceilings, land register?
Background The debate on land reform in South Africa does seem like a case of the same proposals coming around again and again. Although South Africa has a clear constitutional and legal framewor.....
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This year, the maize harvest process will be slower than usual in South Africa
We have completed the 2024-25 marketing year for maize in South Africa, which ended in April. We are now at the start of the 2025-26 marketing year. This new marketing year corresponds with the 202.....
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