South Africa: SA Farmers and Agribusinesses Are in a Pensive Mood

South Africa's agricultural sector boasts impressive export figures and job growth, yet farmers fear global instability, disease outbreaks and rising input costs. Read more »

South Africa: Immigrants Make an Enormous Contribution to the Food Security in South Africa

Instead of mobilising against those from other countries, we need to be learning from them, embracing and appreciating their contribution in our economy and society, not least to… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Farming Fortunes Are Positive At the Start of 2026

The farming sector is in a good space despite the challenges of a looming El Niño drought and the continuing foot-and-mouth epidemic. Read more »

Zimbabwe: The Science of Sharing Land - How Cattle and Wildlife Thrive Side-By-Side in Zimbabwe

Inside Zimbabwe's Shangani Holistic, a 65,000-hectare 'living laboratory', scientists and farmers are exploring how cattle, wildlife and people can coexist on the same land. Read more »

South Africa: SA Citrus Sector Delivers Juicy Economic Boost, Overtaking Spain As World's Leading Exporter

South Africa's citrus sector, boosted by new technology and favourable conditions, has overtaken Spain as the top global exporter, promising growth despite rising agricultural… Read more »

South Africa: How South Africa's Agriculture Has Changed 32 Years After Apartheid

In this time, South Africa's agricultural sector has been marked by significant advancements alongside ongoing challenges. But, while some argue that the farming sector is under… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Agriculture Groups Urge More Fuel Relief As IMF Warns of Global Shock

The South African agricultural industry welcomed the cut in the fuel levy, but there are calls for more action to protect the country's food security. Read more »

South Africa: Does SA's Foot-and-Mouth Disease Strategy Have the Endurance It Requires?

Foot-and-mouth disease does not spread because paperwork fails. It spreads because immunity gaps open. And immunity gaps open when timing slips. Read more »

South Africa: 'High Heat' Blamed for Massive KZN Fish Kill, but Investigations Continue

A combination of high temperature, low oxygen and high levels of ammonia and 'organic pollution' have been implicated in the massive fish kill in a river estuary north of Durban. Read more »

South Africa: Small-Scale Fishers Warn of Declining Catches, Big Policy Gaps

Along South Africa's coast, small-scale fishers report declining sardine runs, more unpredictable catches and shifts in species composition - changes they say are not reflected in… Read more »

South Africa: SA's Citrus Future Depends On the Logistics Built Today

With citrus exports booming, South Africa faces a critical moment -- enhancing logistics infrastructure is key to sustaining growth and securing the industry's future. Read more »

South Africa: EC Farmers Fear a Second Wave of FMD Amid Struggle to Contain Rapid Spread

A lack of vaccines, new strains of disease and the unopposed spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has Eastern Cape farmers on their knees, praying they do not see a second… Read more »

South Africa: Many Nets, One Ocean - What SA's Fishing Debate Has Taught Us

After months of conversations with people who live from the sea - or live with the consequences of how it's managed - one thing is clear: SA's fishing industry is not a single… Read more »

South Africa: Inside the Struggles of South Africa's Fisheries Enforcement and Science Teams

Meet the scientists, inspectors and regulators tasked with protecting South Africa's fisheries - often with outdated tools, shrinking budgets and little public sympathy. Read more »

South Africa: Here's How SA Can End Hunger and Malnutrition This Year

A 'bumper harvest' is predicted for South Africa in 2026. The rains across our country have been uneven (too little in some parts, harsh floods in others). But overall La… Read more »

South Africa: Social Media Plea Sparks Nationwide Support for Fire-Hit Farmers

When one farmer called for help, the country banded together, and the fire-stricken regions of the Eastern Cape were overwhelmed by the help from across SA thanks to one farmer's… Read more »

South Africa: Dairy and Beef Industry Scepticism Grows Over Steenhuisen's Plans for Foot and Mouth Disease Management

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen held a media briefing outlining plans to eradicate foot and mouth disease in SA, including proposing it be declared a national state of… Read more »

South Africa: How Policy Failures Cripple Mossel Bay's Fishing Industry

Deon van Zyl's account is a window into the fragile balancing act of South Africa's small pelagic fishing sector - a sector buffeted by climate, politics and patchy surveys. For… Read more »

South Africa: Bumper Harvests Boost Tractor Sales As SA Farmers Bet Big On 2026

Positive correlation between South Africa's thriving agricultural sector, and the rise in tractor and agricultural machinery sales, which saw a significant increase in 2025 due to… Read more »

South Africa: Mapping South Africa's Fishing Industry - - a Conversation With Shaheen Moolla

Journalists are seldom specialists, so any investigation into a complex sector like fishing needs to begin as an in-depth conversation with the most knowledgeable person you can… Read more »

South Africa: With Another Ministerial Change, Will Fishers' Voices Still Be Ignored?

Fishers fear yet another ministerial change will further delay the long-overdue review of the Marine Living Resources Act of 1998, a process intended to rectify historical… Read more »

South Africa: US Tariff Retreat Offers Limited Relief for South Africa's Farmers

However, concern remains, since the recent modification only benefits a few agricultural industries and does not address the overall exposure of the sector to the US. Read more »

South Africa: Banana Bunchy Top Virus Is Killing Livelihoods for Coastal Banana Growers

The banana bunchy top virus has killed 3,000 plants at the KwaNyuswa Agricultural Farm since February 2025. The community-owned farm is reeling from a R500,000 revenue loss,… Read more »

South Africa: Good News As Weather, Confidence and Machinery Sales Align for SA Agriculture Boost

The positive weather outlook and robust tractor sales provide sufficient comfort for us to maintain an optimistic view about the season ahead. Read more »

South Africa: SA's Prized Squid Is Exported While Locals Must Eat Cheap Imports

High prices mean the best calamari is sold overseas and local plates get second-rate quality. Read more »