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South African govt, stakeholders seek further WTO support in citrus industry's battle with the EU
Published: 26 Jun 24
The South African government and industry organisations have requested that two panels be established at a meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to examine the stringent citrus import measures being imposed on South Africa by the European Union (EU). The local stakeholders wish to address regulations around citrus black spot (CBS) and false codling moth (FCM) as they deem these to be unscientific and discriminatory.
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Radioactive device on rhino horns rolled out to fight poaching
Published: 26 Jun 24
Beckham, a 1.7 tt rhino named after the English footballer, on Tuesday had a radioactive pellet drilled into his horn as a program to discourage poaching of the endangered animals in South Africa scales up. The Rhisotope Project, which is being run by Johannesburg’s University of the Witwatersrand, is just one of a number of ways ranging from staining horns with dye to cutting them off that conservationists in the country with the world’s biggest rhino population are seeking to protect the animals. It has the added advantage in that horns implanted with the pellets could be detected as they pass through borders, airports and harbours.
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Two killed in mortar attack on South African army base in Congo
Published: 26 Jun 24
South Africa's military said on Wednesday that a mortar attack on one of its bases in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo a day earlier had killed two people and injured 20 others. South African troops are in Congo as part of a deployment by Southern African regional bloc SADC to help the government fight rebel groups.
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Mining sector employment holds up well despite first-quarter decline
Published: 26 Jun 24
Following five uninterrupted quarters of job gains, employment in the mining sector declined during the first quarter of this year, the Minerals Council South Africa reports. Citing Statistics South Africa's latest quarterly employment statistics, the council points out that formal mining sector employment had decreased by 2 356 jobs in the first quarter, compared with the fourth quarter of 2023.
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Major international funding agencies strengthen cooperation to benefit small farmers
Published: 26 Jun 24
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) has signed a cooperation agreement with the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). This will expand the existing partnership between the two agencies and strengthen the joint financing of food security and climate resilience projects, to support smallholder farmers around the world. Smallholder farmers are responsible for the production of 33% of the world’s food. “Food security and climate action are cross-cutting strategic themes for the OPEC Fund,” highlighted Fund president Abdulhamid Alkhalifa. “We are committed to supporting a sustainable and just energy transition while ensuring vital food supplies worldwide. We will boost our long-standing partnership with IFAD by working faster and smarter to deliver our support where it is needed most.”
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Citrus Academy launches targeted skills training programme
Published: 26 Jun 24
Nonprofit training organisation the Citrus Academy has introduced a new Citrus SuperPower programme with which it aims to develop the skills and knowledge of supervisors, open new growth and progression opportunities and give workers the opportunity to become supervisors.
The Citrus Academy was established by the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) to enable human resource development in the industry.
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LGIM to sell Glencore stake on concern over thermal coal plans
Published: 26 Jun 24
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) said it will divest from Glencore Plc, the world’s biggest coal shipper, on concerns about its production of the most polluting fuel. While most of its rivals have either ditched — or plan to exit — thermal coal, Glencore has instead said it plans to run its mines to closure by 2050. The commodities giant says the world still needs the dirtiest fossil fuel and that it’s the best owner of the mines.
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Policy uncertainty index moves further into negative territory in the second quarter
Published: 26 Jun 24
The North West University (NWU) Business School’s Policy Uncertainty Index (PUI) moved further into negative territory in the second quarter, rising to 68.3 points, compared with 65.8 in the first quarter. This is, however, unsurprising given the uncertainty that weighed on business and market sentiment ahead of the national elections.
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Anglo spearheading exciting new clean hydrogen mobility initiative across Europe
Published: 26 Jun 24
Platinum-based hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) received a major boost on Wednesday with the announcement of an initiative to deploy new fleets of zero-emission FCEV taxis in Europe. With nearly 500 000 pilot project passenger journeys across six million kilometres taking place as part of a pilot project that began in 2023, a strong thumbs up is now being given to FCEVs, which are particularly well suited to vehicle fleets such as taxis and buses.
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