Despite being mostly semi-arid, SA has ample agricultural output. As a country, we export about half of what we produce in value terms a year. These exported products were worth a record $12.4bn in 2021.
South Africa’s electricity sector has faced a series of challenges over the last two decades.
One of the downsides of the heavy rains during the 2021/22 summer season was the destruction of already poorly maintained rural roads in South Africa.
The recently concluded South Africa Investment Conference showcased a range of investment opportunities in our economy and brought back some optimism for economic prospects in a global environment focused on the Ukraine war, high inflation and rising interest rates.
Each year, the months of April and October are critical periods in the seasonal cycle of South Africa's agriculture.
This afternoon, we received further confirmation that South Africa's summer crop is not as bad as some might have feared at the start of the 2021/22 production season when heavy rains threatened the yields.
