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Month: July 2019

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Congratulations to Emerald’s Readathon winners!

Want to know one habit that ultra-successful people have in common? They read. A lot! With this in mind, Emerald Resort & Casino recently hosted an annual school Readathon to give back to the community.

“To assist schools and encourage reading in the local Sedibeng area, the Readathon challenge is aimed at schools from the Vaal District West and East who are selected to participate in the competition,” says Tanuja Gangabishun, Marketing Executive at Emerald Resort & Casino.

During the month of May, schools were selected to participate in the Readathon according to categories: Foundation phase: Grade 1-3, Intermediate phase: Grade 4-6, Senior phase: Grade 7-9 and FET Phase: Grade 10-12. The top four schools were selected from each phase, with the winners each claiming R10 000 for their school to go towards refurbishment or the purchase of school equipment.

Congratulations to the following winners – in the Foundation Phase: Roshnee Primary School

Intermediate: Batloung Primary School, Senior Phase: Dr Molefi Oliphant Secondary School and FET Phase: Mohlodi Secondary.

“We were privileged to hear motivational speaker, Dr Eva Seoke, born and bred in the Vaal and matriculated from Riverside High School, speak to us and the kids on the day,” said Tanuja. Eva achieved her Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Witwatersrand and is currently working in the department of General Surgery at Sebokeng Hospital.

“The underlying theme is that if people want to be educated, successful and have a brighter future, their reading skills need to be learnt early in life,” comments Tanuja.

“Many of our local schools require financial assistance and we will have discussions with the principals of the winning schools to determine their most pressing needs and assist with these,” concludes Tanuja. “We enthusiastically support our local community and look forward to creating a brighter and more successful future for the kids and long-term assistance for these institutions that teach the future of our country.”

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Agribusiness conference to highlight key role of agriculture in Africa’s future prosperity

Africa’s population is expected to double to two billion people by 2030, which implies a huge consumption base for industrialised countries wanting to push their products onto growing markets. While the majority of developed countries are struggling with aging populations, Africa is dominated by young people. Besides this, the continent has vast amounts of underdeveloped resources, creating an opportunity for agriculture to play a key role in Africa’s future prosperity.

This is according to Dr Rutendo Hwindingwi, an expert on African development, who is also known as the African Realist. Hwindingwi is one of the keynote speakers at the 2019 Agribusiness Africa Conference.

“The arrival of new technology, such as hydroponics, improved genetics, precision farming equipment, smart phones, drone technology and so forth all promise to revolutionise agricultural production on the continent,” says Hwindingwi.

The conference is being hosted by Farmer’s Weekly, South Africa’s largest English language agricultural publication, and will be held at the PREMIER HOTEL O.R. TAMBO in Johannesburg on WEDNESDAY, 10 JULY 2019.

The event brings together top speakers and a range of stakeholders from across the agriculture, agribusiness and trade platforms to delve into the dynamics of trade between farm gate and domestic, regional and international markets. The full conference programme is available at farmersweekly.co.za/agribusiness-africa-conference.

“Agriculture is vital to Africa’s future. In many countries on the continent agriculture is the largest contributor to GDP, over half of the African population is employed in the sector, and the continent has most of the world’s arable land. Yet, Africa is still performing beneath its potential in global and regional agricultural markets,” says Denene Erasmus, editor of Farmer’s Weekly.

In light of these developmental challenges, the overarching theme for this year’s Agribusiness Africa Conference is market access, and one of the key discussion topics will be how to secure a better deal for African countries within the global agricultural trade environment.

To book your seat at the conference, visit caxtonevents.co.za.

For media queries and registrations, email denene@caxton.co.za or 087 087 8878.

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