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RSA Group Reflections February 2025
Dear friends South Africa’s farmers have been in the global headlines in 2025, for all sorts of reasons. I know I am not alone when I say it has been a pretty strange experience to observe how our community is being represented in the international media: very...
RSA Group Reflections March 2024
Dear friends The 19th century writer Anatole France once said, ‘it is human nature to think wisely and act foolishly,’ and this is very much the case with April Fools Day. We all know it’s coming, we all know we should ignore what we see in the news that morning,...
RSA Group Reflections February 2024
Dear friends What do we do when the world around us feels like it’s in a state of perpetual chaos? How should we think about business, and our personal roles and responsibilities with an organisation? Across the world, a lot of people are asking such questions...
RSA Group Reflections – January 2024
Dear friends Are we a local company? Or a global business? Or somewhere between the two? I have heard a lot of people talking in these terms recently, but, in my view, the ‘either / or’ perspective risks misunderstanding important aspects of 21 st century commerce....
Fresh Thymes Summer 2023
Our Summer 2023 edition of Fresh Thymes is out now. In this edition: Letter from the commissioning editor Letter from the CEO Letter from the chairperson How to apply for an RSA scholarship or bursary New perspective in agriculture Charl ‘The Builder’ in...
Fresh Thymes Winter 2023
Our Winter 2023 edition of Fresh Thymes is out now. In this edition: Letter from the editor Letter from the CEO Message from the Chairperson Staff news: births, retirement, appointments, long-service awards Mother’s Day tribute RSA Joburg soccer team Meet the Farm...
Fresh Thymes | Summer 2022
Our Summer 2022 edition of Fresh Thymes is out now. In this edition: Letter from the CEO Letter from the Chairperson ZZ2 pushes SA Almonds to new heights Dedicated to our fathers United again at IFPA conference! RSA Group proudly supporting Casual Day RSA Group...
Fresh Thymes Winter 2022
Our Winter 2022 edition of Fresh Thymes is out now. In this edition: Letter from the CEO Letter from the Chairperson Congratulations and celebrations! Thank you for your service! St Mary’s Hockey Festival and Roedean Autumn Sports Festival RSA Group thanks... The...
Fresh Thymes | Summer 2021
Our Summer 2021 edition of Fresh Thymes is out now. In this edition: Letter from the CEO Letter from the chairperson Market access conference an ‘eye opener’ July violence proves importance of markets A fresh start for the Qonce market Systems thinking offers value...
Fresh Thymes | Winter 2021
Our Winter 2021 edition of Fresh Thymes is out now. In this edition: Letter from the editor Letter from the CEO Farmers teach us to do more with less A moment of reflection RSA Group news Chinese New Year at the market RSA Joburg long-service awards Freshworld...