Global re-export hubs reshape international wine trade
Re-exportation is becoming an increasingly important force in global wine trade, enabling producers and traders to reach new markets through specialised bottling, logistics, and distribution hubs.
Help for Cape Town port during strong winds in peak export season
Strong winds and network outages have significantly soured port operations in Cape Town over the past two weeks, but Transnet is optimistic that it can still deliver a positive season...
Foreign influence threatens South Africa’s banana industry
South African banana farmers face low prices and plant diseases that could threaten the industry’s sustainability if proper safeguards are not put in place.
Record-breaking season for SA citrus industry
In the 2025 season, the South African citrus industry delivered its strongest performance yet, packing 203,4 million 15kg cartons for global markets, the highest export volume ever recorded in the...
Cheers fail to mask global rupture amid US diplomatic rift at G20
The G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg concluded on Sunday with cheers and ululation as President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his closing remarks.
Four bidders still in the running for Daybreak Foods partnership
Four bidders remain in contention to become Daybreak Foods’ strategic partner, with the process now at an advanced due diligence stage, according to senior business rescue practitioner Tebogo Maoto.
G20 Summit ends with bold commitments under SA’s leadership
President Cyril Ramaphosa described the G20 South Africa Summit Leaders’ Declaration as more than rhetoric, calling it “a commitment to concrete actions that will improve lives in every part of...
G20 Leaders’ Declaration: Impact on agriculture
The G20 Summit has delivered a sweeping set of commitments that place agriculture, food security, and African rural development at the heart of the global agenda.
Nick Serfontein calls on Steenhuisen over FMD crisis
Nick Serfontein, Sernick Group chairperson and Bonsmara stud breeder from Edenville in the Free State, warns that South Africa’s cattle industry is on the brink of an abyss due to...
GastroTour promotes food and wine training
Agritourism, particularly the fast-growing field of food and wine tourism, came under the spotlight during the two-day GastroTour gathering held from 17 to 19 November in the Western Cape.
Ubuntu: the only way to global food security?
As world leaders walked the red carpet at the opening of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg on Saturday, it was impossible not to be reminded of the spirit of...
SA-Brazil alliance to drive growth in South Africa’s bioindustry
Under the theme ‘Unlocking the value of bio-inputs through collaborative partnerships’, the Bio-Alliance SA-Brazil 2025 Conference, held at Future Africa in Pretoria on 5 and 6 November, explored how collaboration...
Ramaphosa opens G20 Summit with call for Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability
President Cyril Ramaphosa opened the first-ever G20 Leaders’ Summit on African soil on Saturday with a powerful call for global co-operation, shared responsibility, and accelerated action to address the world’s...
South Africa places biosecurity at the centre of G20 agricultural agenda
South Africa has used its G20 presidency to elevate biosecurity as a central pillar of the forum’s agricultural work for 2025.
‘Africa has only four harvests to change food security trajectory’
Debra Mallowah, Bayer Africa Head for Crop Science and chairperson of the B20 Task Force on Sustainable Food Systems and Agriculture, delivered a message that urgently called for action at...
Strict controls keep Limpopo free of foot-and-mouth, says MEC
While most of South Africa is battling widespread foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks, Limpopo remains free of FMD, with the province’s agriculture MEC Nakedi Kekana saying strict long-term control measures, vaccination...
Nqanqarhu vegetable farmers celebrate new water infrastructure
Farmers in the small Eastern Cape town of Nqanqarhu have received a welcome major boost to their vegetable production following the delivery of vital water infrastructure and agricultural inputs by...
G20 Task Force Three: driving fair, safe, and inclusive AI governance
South Africa’s G20 presidency has launched an initiative to shape global artificial intelligence governance, focusing on digital equity, rights protection, and development in the Global South, guided by the Task...
G20 Task Force Two: food security in focus
South Africa has placed food security at the centre of its G20 agenda under the overarching theme of Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability. This signals a concerted global effort to stabilise...
SA table grapes will struggle in US without tariff exemptions
The Trump administration’s decision not to reduce its 30% reciprocal tariff on South African table grapes flies in the face of US consumer demand.
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