How do you attract the next generation to the wine industry? Take the message to them, smash stereotypes and show them the sky’s the limit. With a drop in the uptake of new...
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Development and Transformation
Get up to date with learning and development
The learning and development (L&D) desk of the wine industry, which is situated at Winetech, is responsible for the implementation of the L&D strategy. The strategy includes...
Vineyard worker skills survey
A survey was conducted as a pilot project to investigate the application of a newly developed competence dictionary developed for vineyard workers in determining skills development needs....
Professionalism beckons for the wine industry
In the wine industry, a number of representative organisations and entities focus on the promotion of the industry among specific interest groups. One of the priorities in the learning and...
AfCFTA: Free trade game changer for Africa
Africa is quietly piecing together the world’s largest free trade zone, which could be a real gamechanger for the continent. But what does it mean for wine exporters looking to expand...
Justin Mugwaneza: Kigali success story
Justin Mugwaneza graduated with a degree in human resources at Kigali Institute of Science, Technology and Management in Rwanda. In 2006, aged 25, he moved to South Africa for his...
The positive contribution to transfer of knowledge
South African cellars are increasingly motivated and encouraged to develop the skills and knowledge of cellar assistants. Although this might appear not to be problematic, transfer of...
South African wine industry invests in its people
Training and development have long been a priority of the South African wine industry, because of its ability to improve labour efficiencies, transform lives and boost industry...
SA wine industry empower 13 black-owned wine businesses at ProWein
The SA Wine Industry Transformation Unit has invested R1,5 million to send thirteen black-owned wine enterprises to ProWein, the world’s largest wine and spirits trade fair. The fair...
72% of land reform projects supported by the Western Cape Department of Agriculture are successful
Minister of Economic Opportunities, Beverley Schäfer yesterday released the results of an independent evaluation done to determine the success of agricultural land reform projects in the...
The Colour of Wine: tasting change
The Colour of Wine isn’t just another book about picturesque Cape vineyards. Instead, it tells the remarkable story of South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy through the...
SA Wine Industry supports Hortfin to speed up transformation
The South African wine industry is proud to be part of Hortfin, the first ever blended finance scheme for the fruit and wine industries, aimed at fast-tracking the uptake of new entrants...
New pest and disease identification technology set to revolutionize agri-industry
On 11 October 2018, global precision agriculture company, Aerobotics, launched five new innovations that have never been seen before in the agriculture industry. These innovations were...
Get the Right Talent on board
The AGRIBEE sector codes have been revised, tightening the reins on wine-related businesses. Are you up to date with the latest AgriBEE Sector Code requirements for black-economic...
Adversity drives innovation
Investments in agriculture address a number of critical United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by tackling issues such as extreme poverty, food security and lack of job opportunities, says Chris Potgieter, Head of Old Mutual Wealth Private Client Securities.
The Cape Wine Auction 2018 raises R17.5 million for education
The 2018 Cape Wine Auction, recently held at Rustenberg Wine Estate in Stellenbosch, has raised R17.5 million for education in the Cape winelands and has amassed nearly R73 million in its five years of existence.
The Friday Night American Express Barrel Auction
Serious wine aficionados are preparing their palates and sharpening their bidding skills for the fourth annual Friday Night American Express Barrel Auction, which is set to kick off at 5.30pm on February 9 at the Tokara Delicatessen on the Tokara Wine and Olive Estate.
Great Domaines raises R346 500 towards its Education Trust
Great Domaines celebrated its fourth annual Burgundian feast on the 11th of November: La Paulée de Johannesbourg.