Global pork prices remain weak due to stagnant demand and oversupply.

A legal challenge to the Expropriation Act is heading to the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town next week, where numerous issues will be covered.

When an elephant wandered out of South Africa’s Kruger National Park into the nearby village of Matsulu on 10 February 2024, hundreds of people gathered around and chased it.

Africa does not have one fruit industry. Each growing region occupies a different season, route and market niche. Select a country to follow its speciality.

South Africa’s farmers are at the back end of harvesting what is widely expected to be a record corn crop. This is a welcome boost to domestic inventories and the exportable surplus, with major Asian buyers already reported to be queuing up after an absence for much of the previous marketing year.

Last week I argued that the National Water Action Plan deserves to be taken seriously because, for perhaps the first time in years, the government has correctly diagnosed South Africa’s water crisis. It’s not that we’re running out of water. It’s that we’re running out of institutions capable of delivering it.

The North West MEC stayed away, key reports remained hidden and MPs were given no costs or deadlines for a plan that could result in nearly 1,000 elephants being culled in Madikwe. What is the province trying to hide?

As traditional wine markets stagnate, producers continue to chase shrinking demand in Europe and North America. Benjamin Jack argues that the industry’s greatest long-term opportunity lies in Africa – and those who delay risk arriving too late.

Here are the main highlights for some of Australia’s key commodities and economic influences this month. The full report covers the developments to watch in the upcoming weeks.

Here are the main highlights for some of Australia’s key commodities and economic influences this month. The full report covers the developments to watch in the upcoming weeks.

South Africa’s commercial farming sector is still shaped by the legacy of slavery, colonialism and apartheid. Black South Africans make up more than 80% of the population. But most commercial farms are still owned by a relatively small number of white farmers.