US ranked as the WCape’s largest export market
United States has been ranked as the Western Cape’s largest export market. The Western Cape’s global exports grew by 22.1% last year, to a value of close-on R167bn in 2021,…
Farming boosts SA’s fourth-quarter GDP growth
South Africa’s economy expanded in the final quarter of last year driven by a recovery in agriculture and manufacturing, data showed on Tuesday, a boost for President Cyril Ramaphosa who…
Young graduates launch their own wine brand
What started as a learning project has now become the development of a brand by a team of young Pinotage Youth Development Academy ( PYDA) graduates, the first of its…
The future of food security: Challenges that farmers are facing
According to the regional food security body, the IPC, 11.8 million South Africans faced crisis levels of food insecurity last year. The main drivers for this were Covid-19, economic decline,…
Electricity tariff hike another blow to SA agri sector
The electricity tariff hike decision made by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to grant Eskom a 9.61% increase in the electricity tariff will place even more strain…
Russia-Ukraine conflict likely to cause some food items’ prices to increase in SA : Sihlobo
Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa Chief Economist Wandile Sihlobo says the Russia-Ukraine conflict is likely to create an upward swing of some food items’ prices in South Africa. Russia…
#BudgetSpeech2022: ‘Give us a break! Beer industry pleads for excise relief
South Africa’s beer industry is calling for an excise tax increase in line with inflation or lower, to help it recover from the Covid-19 crisis and related restrictions and allow…
Fire insurance: An investment in a sustainable farming future
The fear and the very real danger of veld fires can never be over-estimated; not only do fires cause severe damage to property, agriculture equipment and farming infrastructure, it almost…
Excessive sin tax hikes will hinder economic growth – alcohol industry
Alcohol industry associations Beer Association of South Africa (Basa) and the South African Liquor Brandowners Association (Salba) have echoed SAB’s call for a measured approach towards excise tax increases ahead…
AfCFTA: What has worked and the way forward on agricultural trade
Some described it as a global game-changer. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), one of the world’s largest international free trade areas, started trading under preferential arrangements on 1…