Covid-19
Temporary closure of Tshwane market
Notice is hereby given to all staff members and members of the public that Tshwane Market will be temporarily closed for 48 hours with effect from the date of publication of this notice due to a reported positive COVID-19 case. Tshwane Market will be reopened on 27 June 2020[...]
Saai requests clarity on CADS Fund applications
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development on 6 April 2020 issued a call for applications in respect of a COVID-19 Agricultural Disaster Support Fund (CADS Fund). The Department stated that they had ring-fenced R1,2 billion to assist financially distressed smallholder and communal farmers. The applications opened on 8 April 2020 and[...]
COVID-19: A disaster like no other
Ctrack Freight and Transport index shows steepest decline yet! A world out of sync in a lockdown and goods stay at home too. Very few industries will escape being impacted negatively by the COVID-19 virus crisis and subsequent lockdowns around the world. The result is that the world’s transport[...]
SA bulk wine producers fear long-term knock of lockdown
Since the start of South Africa's lockdown, its wine industry's backbone has been hit hard. Bulk wine producers represent approximately 85% of the industry in terms of production in South Africa. In exports, bulk wine surpasses bottled wine exports. "Bulk wine producers are the silent giants that labour away[...]
Unmasking the contribution of local innovation in response to Covid-19
With the world in lockdown, local businesses are innovating to ensure essential products are still available – these innovators and the people making them are some of the unsung heroes who deserve to be celebrated. The COVID-19 world crisis has changed the world’s narrative forever. There are many heroes[...]