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Cautionary tale of tax incentives for cigarette makers from Zambia

Cautionary tale of tax incentives for cigarette makers from Zambia
25 June 2019 / Ronald Labonte, Fastone Goma, Jeffrey Drope and Raphael Lencucha
Tobacco growing has failed to fulfil its promise of lifting farmers out of poverty.
SA to raise 2019 maize output forecast marginally – poll

SA to raise 2019 maize output forecast marginally – poll

Tanisha Heiberg and Naledi Mashishi, Reuters / 24 June 2019
Weather conditions remain favourable and yields remain unaffected by frost damage.
Oil climbs to a three-week high as US-Iran tensions simmer

Oil climbs to a three-week high as US-Iran tensions simmer

Saket Sundria and Grant Smith, Bloomberg / 24 June 2019
President Donald Trump announces plans for further sanctions against Iran.
The fossil fuel industry is quietly undermining global climate talks

The fossil fuel industry is quietly undermining global climate talks

Luke McGrath, Bloomberg / 24 June 2019
Some fossil fuel companies are undermining scientific consensus and slowing policy progress at climate talks, report finds.
Soybeans may be next market to surge as US showers drag on

Soybeans may be next market to surge as US showers drag on

Michael Hirtzer, Bloomberg / 24 June 2019
Soybeans prices could get a boost if yields and estimates for the commodity's acreage is reduced.
Farmers cut back on multi-peril crop insurance

Farmers cut back on multi-peril crop insurance

Neesa Moodley / 21 June 2019
Facing profitability threats, SA's maize farmers cut back on insurance.
The world will get half its power from wind and solar by 2050

The world will get half its power from wind and solar by 2050

Millicent Dent and Christopher Martin, Bloomberg / 18 June 2019
The costs of wind, solar and battery storage continue to plummet.
First pot, then magic mushrooms? Decriminalisation is spreading

First pot, then magic mushrooms? Decriminalisation is spreading

Kristine Owram, Bloomberg / 18 June 2019
Advocates say mushrooms have untapped medical potential that could be as big as cannabis.
The potential unintended consequences of prescribed assets

The potential unintended consequences of prescribed assets

Patrick Cairns / 14 June 2019
Impacts could be far-reaching.
Former Goldman banker gets three months for insider trading

Former Goldman banker gets three months for insider trading

Chris Dolmetsch and Bob Van Voris, Bloomberg / 11 June 2019
Woojae Jung used material nonpublic information from his investment bank employer to net nearly $130 000.
Here’s how many branches banks have shut in the last decade

Here’s how many branches banks have shut in the last decade

Hilton Tarrant / 7 June 2019
Big banks have closed nearly 700 branches since the peak. Only Capitec is still adding to its footprint.
Dying from the heat can be reduced by dialling down emissions

Dying from the heat can be reduced by dialling down emissions

Jeremy Hodges, Bloomberg / 6 June 2019
The risks posed by 'extreme high temperatures' can be lowered by reducing temperature rises by only a half a degree - study.
Coffee beans, potatoes and opportunity

Coffee beans, potatoes and opportunity

Aarti Bhana / 4 June 2019
Drones, sensors, solar panels, smartphones … farming is becoming an exciting sector for the young and enterprising.
SA’s 2019 maize crop down 13% from previous season

SA’s 2019 maize crop down 13% from previous season

Onke Ngcuka, Reuters / 28 May 2019
Dry conditions delayed plantings in key maize growing areas.
SA’s 2018/2019 maize crop seen down 14% from previous season – poll

SA’s 2018/2019 maize crop seen down 14% from previous season – poll

Onke Ngcuka, Reuters / 24 May 2019
Drought delayed plantings.

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