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SOUTH AFRICA’S MAIZE HARVEST REVISED TO A NEW RECORD HIGH 🇿🇦
South Africa’s 2025-26 maize production estimate is 17.1 million tonnes, up 2% from last season, and the largest harvest on record.
Moody’s Ratings revised South Africa’s credit outlook to positive, citing the country’s improving fiscal position and commitment to reforms bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
"We got rid of our HR team.”
Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow defended sweeping workforce cuts at Bolt—including a recent layoff affecting roughly 30% of employees—as well as his decision to eliminate the company’s HR team.
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We are proud to announce an exciting partnership with @Bayer4Crops. This will be aimed at supporting 50 emerging farmers across South Africa’s to build capability, access finance and connect to markets.
We are proud to announce an exciting partnership with @Bayer4Crops. This will be aimed at supporting 50 emerging farmers across South Africa’s to build capability, access finance and connect to markets.
Last week at Nampo we deepened our relationship with @Bayer4Crops_SA even further! We announced a R7.5M partnership aimed at supporting at least 50 emerging farmers over the next 12 months to access production finance & participate meaningfully in formal markets