Agribusiness

SA plans sugar tariff hike as cheap imports threaten growers, mills and jobs

Johannesburg – South Africa is moving towards a significant increase in the tariff protection applied to imported sugar as... Read more

28 Aug

Agribusiness

Why nearly 1,000 ducks are roaming the vineyards of a Stellenbosch wine farm

By Shakirah Thebus Stellenbosch – Every morning, around 1,000 long-necked ducks are let loose on a South African wine... Read more

22 Aug

Agribusiness

South African citrus gets fresh route into India after decade-long talks

Cape Town – South African citrus exporters are set to gain greater flexibility in accessing the Indian market after... Read more

19 Aug

Agribusiness

How white farmers still dominate land ownership in South Africa in spite of land reform – new research

Alex Dyzenhaus, University of St Andrews More than 30 years after South Africa achieved democracy it remains one of... Read more

4 Aug

Countries

Sacked former minister Nkabane elected acting chair of Parliament’s Agriculture Committee

Cape Town – Former Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane has been elected acting chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on... Read more

9 Jul

Business

SA’s economy grows 1.1% in 2025 as finance and agriculture Lead

Cape Town – South Africa’s economy recorded modest growth in the fourth quarter of 2025, with gross domestic product... Read more

10 Mar

Countries

Nigeria’s ‘Mothers of Chibok’ go from farm to factory

Lagos – Four Nigeria women whose daughters were abducted by Boko Haram in the infamous 2014 Chibok kidnapping set foot... Read more

6 Mar

Agribusiness

‘Desperate’ white farmers seek Trump help to force Zimbabwe $3.5bn land compensation payout

Zimbabwe – As white Zimbabwe farmers again ask the Trump administration to weigh in on long-promised government compensation for... Read more

23 Feb

Agribusiness

WATCH | First batch of FMD vaccines arrives at OR Tambo

Johannesburg – Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen has received the first shipment of one million high-potency Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD)... Read more

22 Feb

Business

Food security gets a boost with SA-Brazil agricultural pact

Cape Town –  Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, and the Brazilian Vice Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Luiz De... Read more

21 Sep, 2025