Ongoing drought, high maize prices and a glut of cheap red meat imports are resulting in South African livestock farmers choosing to send their animals to abattoirs for slaughter rather than carrying the expense of feeding them.

Imperial Holdings has acquired 49% of MDS - a leading logistics provider in Nigeria that offers warehousing and distribution solutions through a network of 50 distribution centres by linking companies with their customers in over 600 cities and villages - for a cash consideration of $26m (R236.88m).

The South African Association of the Flavour & Fragrance Industries (SAAFFI) precise short training courses aim to give attendees a good insight into the subject covered, as well as practical knowledge.

The Consumer Goods Council of SA (CGCSA) - in conjunction with the Southern African International Trade Exhibition - is hosting a business breakfast with the theme Taking Your Business into Africa, at Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand on 1 July (9am-12pm).

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources have launched a Seal of Quality Programme that is aimed at improving quality in Rwanda’s dairy sector.