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While consumers are safe for now, many farmers have lost millions of rand after a promising start to the season

South African climate and international scientists have called for more investment in the appropriate skills and technology to improve seasonal forecast and

With the El Niño event that is likely to see temperatures reach ever greater heights, scientists and experts are cautioning that the agricultural sector and its workers need to prepare for what may be successive sweltering summers.

Scientists say the heavy rains that have been hammering the Western Cape in recent weeks are ‘at least as rare as one-in-20 to one-in-100 years’.

Experts warned this week that the weather phenomenon El Niño is likely to soon affect southern Africa, but whether it will cause a drought is yet to be determined.

A leading printing industry market research company has projected a strong year for total large-format printer sales in the South African market...

It goes without saying that a garden in the middle of the veld should meld with its surroundings, require little maintenance and attract abundant birdlife.

As the new millennium began, Vrede en Lust started living up to its great potential. The Manor House and old cellar were renovated.

Current offering at Vrede en Lust is vastly different to initial plan set out 25 years ago which was to produce one estate red wine only.