Parasitic weeds remain a major threat to crop production across Africa, particularly in grain-based systems. Prof Olubukola Oluranti Babalola, director of food security and safety research at North-West University, offers a practical guide to managing these weeds through improved soil health and sustainable farming practices.

The Western Cape government is working to make environmental approval processes more practical and responsive to agriculture’s needs following recent flooding in the province, while also aiming to reduce the regulatory burden on farmers.

Regenerative agriculture was once primarily viewed as a sustainability conversation, but it is rapidly becoming a commercial necessity. Climate volatility, soil degradation, biodiversity loss, and rising input costs are creating a new operating environment where long-term productivity and profitability depend on rebuilding the natural systems that underpin farming.

South Africa’s cannabis industry has a significant opportunity to establish itself as a competitive supplier to international markets, but success will depend on producers’ ability to meet increasingly stringent quality, compliance, and production standards.

A new agricultural innovation competition is offering up-and-coming agripreneurs a chance to take their ideas from the farm gate to the global stage.

Sea Point’s Main Road is finally ready for its close-up. A new boutique hotel along Cape Town’s Atlantic seaboard is helping transform Cape Town’s once-overlooked Main Road into a destination associated with high-end hospitality, stylish design and Mediterranean glamour.