South Africa has finally declared its foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak a national disaster and is now embarking on a ...

President Ramaphosa appoints Agriculture and Land envoy President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Wandile Sihlobo as Presidential Envoy on Agriculture and Land, reinforcing government’s focus on ...

The government has begun a vaccination programme but officials have been blamed for a slow response.

South Africa’s agricultural export sector is projected to surpass $13.7bn in 2026, led by strong demand for high-value horticultural products such as citrus, grapes and macadamia nuts. But exporters ...

Wandile Sihlobo is the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) and a member of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC). South Africa’s primary ...

South African agricultural exports hit an annual record of $15.1 billion in 2025, even as sales to the US slumped in the ...

As we look to the future of agriculture in South Africa and the broader African continent, several key themes have emerged, especially following the latest State of the Nation Address (Sona). Louis ...

The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture and the Portfolio Committee on Land Reform and Rural Development held a joint meeting with the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Land Reform and ...

For Nigeria to balance trade with South Africa, there is need for diversification in the non-oil sector such as mining, agriculture and others, Deputy High Commissioner, Alexander Temitope Ajayi said ...

Globally, nearly 7,000 coal mines, more than 2,400 coal-fired power plants and hundreds of coal rail networks, trucks and port terminals all make up the world’s coal industry. When coal is phased out ...