South Africa

A farmer from Northam in the North West is embroiled in a land invasion incident.

SA’s summer crops remain under severe drought strain and widespread, penetrating rains are urgently needed to prevent the demise of crops still on the lands, according to a Grain SA statement.

This year’s winter rainy season in the Swartland should be better than that of 2015, according to SA meteorologist Giel Hugo.

The development of 10 agri-parks in KwaZulu-Natal is officially on the go following the recent induction of District Agri-Parks Management Committees (DAMC) for each of the parks.

After heavy rainfalls throughout South Africa, dam levels in most summer rainfall areas increased slightly in week 11 of 2016.

More farmers should consider taking up undercover farming, or hydroponics, as a strategy to continue producing food under drought conditions.

The Limpopo Landelike Veilighiedstruktuur has been formed by TAU SA and Agri Limpopo.

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has issued a public warning against fraudsters who use fake DAFF orders.

WeChat and Agri SA have partnered to create a mobile donation channel to help people in drought-stricken areas.

The area along the border between the southern Free State and the Eastern Cape is steeped in history. Annelie Coleman compiled this photo collage during a road trip to the Gariep Dam.

Potato prices reached another record high after its previously recorded high price of R60 per 10kg earlier this year.

A double-decker truck transporting approximately 800 sheep overturned on the N1 just outside Vanderbijlpark on Wednesday, killing 200 sheep.