Digital editor Sindira Chetty gives an overview of what's in the latest edition of farmers weekly, now in store. You can read more online at farmersweekly.co.za and follow them on social media.

DBE's exam unit director, Priscilla Ogunbanjo speaks on investigations into matric exam leak

Werk jy reeds maar het jy drome om verder te studier? Akademia se nauurse afstandsmodel bied vir jou die geleentheid om jou drome in aksie om te skakel. Kayla Barker gesels met Danelle Conradie, bemarkingsadviseur by Akademia, hieroor. Neem die eerste tree op jou studiereis deur www.akademia.ac.za te besoek. Studieaansoeke vir 2026 is nog oop.

Pieter Moller berig oor die Nasionale Wolkwekersvereniging wat plaasvaardighede by die jeug aanmoedig, deur kursusse aan te bied.

Charl Saunderson gesels in sy weeklikse praatjie "Kom ons praat bietjie boer" oor dankbaarheid en erkenning vir die naaste aan jou.

John Melville van OVK gesels oor skaap siektes wat veral in die reentyd voorkom asook die behandeling daarvan.

South Africa’s CSI spend is up by 3% to R13.1bn in 2025. This is outlined in the 28th edition of the Trialogue Business in Society Handbook. The book this year focuses on the power of measurement in driving social impact, stressing the importance of strategic CSI. Cathy Duff, Trialogue Director says corporate giving is sustainable if there is business benefit, and this is where measurement (monitoring and evaluation) comes in.

The Bureau of Economic Research's Retail Survey for the fourth quarter of 2025 shows business confidence in the sector jumped to 43% up from 32%, returning to levels seen during the first half of the year. The BER’s Nomvelo Moima attributes the improved sentiment to “more favourable trading conditions, buoyed by improved sales volumes and profitability in the sector”.

Marlee van der Merwe neem ons mee op ’n emosionele reis tussen liefde en vrees met haar nuutste enkelsnit, Bang Soos Ek. Hierdie warm folk-pop ballade deurdring met introspeksie en moed – ’n herinnering dat dapperheid ’n keuse is, ook wanneer ons hart uitdagings inpas.

FOUR PAWS SA director Fiona Miles speaks on summer pet care tips