Russia and Ukraine may be tens of thousands of kilometers away from South Africa, but the former's invasion of the latter will have serious ramifications for the citizens of this country.

Over the past two years the agriculture sector has been one of the very few stars in the firmament of the South African economy.

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.

Livestock farming is one of the most strategic subsectors in SA agriculture.

Contributing R2 billion and about 30 000 jobs to our economy, raisin production in South Africa is a small but developing industry.

uge swarms of brown locusts have been an issue in three provinces since September 2021, leaving a trail of destruction in the Eastern Cape, Western Cape and Northern Cape.

On South Africa’s Lancewood dairy farm, a GPS-guided tractor spreads cow manure across defined areas where tilling is banned and fertilizer used at a minimum, if at all.

South Africa appears to be falling in step with the rest of the world in the march towards new energy technology.

 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.

South Africa’s electricity sector has faced a series of challenges over the last two decades.

Michael O’Dowd wrote in his book, The Industrial Revolution Myth and Reality, about the widely held myth that the Industrial Revolution in 18th century England was evil, which he contended was a persistent but mistaken myth. 

"The determination of fuel prices in South Africa came under heavy fire because the international crude oil price soared after Russia declared war on Ukraine," said Fanie Brink, an independent agricultural economist.

We will likely see some changes in the sub-Saharan Africa maize trade in the 2022/23 marketing year.

What we witnessed in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa over the past couple of days is heartbreaking — the loss of lives and the destruction of communities and businesses are unbearable.

It started with inadequate grid infrastructure to provide electricity to the majority of the South African population in the 1990s. In 1994, only 36% of total households were electrified; 50% of the urban population and 12% of the rural population.

A historical view on the affordability of the BFAP Thrifty Healthy Food Basket over time The affordability of the BFAP THFB is influenced by food price movements as well as household incomes.

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.

Climate change requires rapid, major and systemic economic changes at the local, national and global levels.

The excessive rains during the 2021/22 summer season have increased uncertainty about the crop harvest size and quality.

KwaZulu-Natal is a major agricultural province with significant production of various products such as sugar cane, fruit, dairy, and poultry.