VIEWPOINT-Global ENSO Forecasts for South Africa's 2025/2026 Summer Season

User Rating: 5 / 5

Star ActiveStar ActiveStar ActiveStar ActiveStar Active

Global climate models, including those from the US Climate Prediction Center (CPC/NCEP/NWS) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), confirm the development of La Niña conditions in September 2025, with a high probability (around 70-71%) of persistence through the first half of South Africa's summer (October 2025–February 2026).


WEEKEND-VIEWPOINT-  Slow Land Reform Spark Farmer Frustration in South Africa and a Masterplan without Farmers.

User Rating: 5 / 5

Star ActiveStar ActiveStar ActiveStar ActiveStar Active
At the Land, Life and Society conference in Bellville-South (Oct 7, 2025), Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso acknowledged that South Africa’s land reform program since 1994—focused on restitution, redistribution, and tenure reform—has transferred millions of hectares and secured rights for families and communities but falls short.

Newsletter Subscribe

AGRI NEWS NET "LIVE" FEED