Western Cape Farm Worker of the Year Awards
Vuyani Futhano Irrigation Induna on Vyeboom 1 Third place in Catogory “Irrigation Specialist”. Vuyani in his second year heading up the Irrigation team on Vyeboom 1 and enjoying the challenges.…
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Head Office move
Our head office has relocated from the Kwashukela complex in Mount Edgecombe to new office in Umhlanga Ridge. Our new registered address is 2nd floor, Ridge 6, 20 Ncondo Place,…
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Global GAP
Our deciduous division achieved excellent results on their annual Global GAP audit for 2022. We achieved full marks with no corrective actions or non-compliant actions identified. Global Gap is the…
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Eswatini bananas
Our banana investment in our farm in Big Bend, eSwatini is beginning to bear fruit. Jaco Badenhorst, GM – Sub-Tropical Fruits, during his recent visit to the Eswatini banana operations.…
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CSI – Inkanyiso Daycare Centre
On 30 March 2022, a number of our CBL head office staff lent a helping hand to the Inkanyiso Day Care Centre in Howick KZN. Several items and food were…
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Mozambique bananas
Our Group COO, Rory Niven, during his recent visit to our banana farm in southern Mozambique. We are in the process of expanding our banana footprint in the region. We…
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CBL Strategy
The CBL Board and management recently concluded a strategy session which maps out a new direction for the group. A new Vision was adopted and the Values were revisited and…
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Unfavourable weather impacts Crookes Brothers interim yields from sugar cane, bananas
Unfavourable regional weather negatively impacted yields from sugar cane and bananas reported by Crookes Brothers [JSE:CKS] over the six months until the end of September 2021. The southern African company…
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Diamonds Programme
The Diamond Programme is in its fifth month after it was successfully launched on the 15th October 2021. The highlight from this programme this quarter was the leadership bootcamp which…
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