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PHANTOM SHARES: The Finance Ghost: Price wars meet wild profits as chicken, fish and sugar shake SA grocers

Today at 15:42 PM, via Daily Maverick

Last week in this column, I wrote about the retailers and the Real Estate Investment Trusts as a great example of a value chain on display on the JSE. I particularly enjoy reading updates from companies at different points in the chain and seeing what the top-down and bottom-up views look like. This week, I’m looking at a different (but closely related) value chain: food retail and food producers.

South Africa

Land reform to come under the spotlight in the Free State

Today at 14:41 PM, via SAnews

Land reform to come under the spotlight in the Free State

Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli, is set to participate in land reform and communal property association engagements that form part of government efforts to accelerate land reform.

“The Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli, will join the Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, Mzwanele...

South Africa

Collaboration key to mineral beneficiation

Today at 14:29 PM, via SAnews

Collaboration key to mineral beneficiation

Discussions at the Mining Indaba must focus on collaborations that will unlock the full potential of critical minerals for the benefit of all people, Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe said on Sunday.“Our discussions today – and throughout the Mining Indaba – must, therefore, focus on how we can encourage...

Sport

England survive scare to beat Nepal in World Cup thriller

Today at 15:39 PM, via BBC News

Will Jacks’ late flurry of 39 runs off 18 balls proved to be key as England narrowly avoid a shocking upset against minnows Nepal, winning by four runs in their opening game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Education

Lessons for America From Asia

Yesterday at 14:00 PM, via New York Times

What if the valedictorians in our schools were the cool kids?

Entertainment

Two prominent backs set to depart Loftus

Today at 14:19 PM, via The Citizen

The Bulls have made it clear they are determined to keep Kriel, viewing his contract extension as a serious priority.

Science/Tech

Bitcoin Traders Seek Deeper Perp Liquidity As On-Chain Volumes Hit New Highs

Today at 15:19 PM, via Tech Financials

After two years of complete dominance, it finally seems like the crypto industry is ready to move on from meme coins and the meme coin meta. Whether or not this divorce is voluntary is a different matter entirely, of course. From all indications, the split is merely down to economic reasons following the events of […]

Science/Tech

Brookhaven Lab Shuts Down Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)

Today at 14:34 PM, via Slashdot

2001: “Brookhaven Labs has produced for the first time collisions of gold nuclei at a center of mass energy of 200GeV/nucleon.” 2002: “There may be a new type of matter according to researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory.” 2010: The hottest man-made temperatures ever achived were a record 4 trillion degree plasma experiment at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York… anointed the...