August 24, 2021

Conagen Expands Natural Preservation by Fermentation

Bedford, Mass., Aug. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As the “clean label” trend thrives in many consumer product categories, Massachusetts-based biotech Conagen announced the launch of a natural preservative, p-Coumaric Acid (PCA). Conagen’s PCA is made by fermentation and expands the natural preservatives offered by its commercialization partner Blue California.

Pngme, Raises $15M Series A to Power the Future of Financial Services in Africa

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Pngme, the financial data infrastructure and machine learning-as-a-service platform, has raised a further $15 million in Series A funding as it sets out to grow its financial data platform. The round was led by Octopus Ventures and comes less than a year after its

President Ramaphosa to participate in G20 meeting

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Wednesday travel to Germany to attend a G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) meeting to take place in Berlin on 26 and 27 August 2021.President Ramaphosa has been invited by Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ange…

Dept of Military Veterans suspends senior officials

The Department of Military Veterans is investigating irregular expenditure amounting to R119 million and has since placed senior officials on precautionary suspension pending the outcome of the investigation.This is according to the Deputy Minister, Th…

Deputy President to answer questions in the NCOP

Deputy President David Mabuza will respond to oral questions in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) as part of Executive accountability to the Legislature.Deputy President Mabuza will respond to questions on Thursday, said the Presidency.The quest…

SA, Bangladesh commit to strengthen economic ties

While trade and economic relations between South Africa and Bangladesh have grown significantly, both countries have acknowledged that there is still considerable potential to expand these relations.The two nations believe that this can be done by harn…

WC pet owners encouraged to be on lookout for rabies

Pet owners in the Western Cape have been encouraged to be vigilant and take their pets to their private veterinarian or animal welfare organisation, to make sure their rabies vaccinations are up to date.The call follows confirmed laboratory results rec…

Basic education releases May/June matric results

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) on Tuesday released the May/June Second Chance matric examination results.The May/June examinations are special exams offering an opportunity for adults who do not have their matric certificate, candidates who pa…

SA congratulates SA under 20 athletics team

The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has joined the nation in welcoming back the South Africa Under 20 athletics team from their excellent performance at the Under 20 World Athletics Championship which was held in Nairobi, Kenya.Team SA was able t…

SA unemployment reaches 34.4% in 2021 Q2

Unemployment in South Africa rose to 34.4% in the second three months of 2021, according to results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS). The outcome of the QLFS was released by Statistician-General, Risenga Maluleke, on Tuesday. Addressing repo…

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