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| Agriculture |
 | Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has announced expanded FMD vaccine procurement, new international partnerships, a voluntary vaccination scheme and the lifting of restrictions in KwaZulu-Natal... Read |
 | PETER SETOU Peter Setou, chief executive of Vumelana Advisory Fund, examines whether South Africa’s land reform programme has placed too much emphasis on restitution at the expense of broader land redistribution and land tenure reform... Read |
 | Logistics inefficiencies are raising costs and disrupting supply chains for South African SMEs, affecting delivery performance and business sustainability... Read |
 | South Africa overtook Spain to become the world’s largest citrus exporter by volume in 2025, according to newly finalised export statistics... Read |
| Agribusiness |
 | EUSTACE MASHIMBYE, ISSUED BY PROUDLY SA The imposition of the tariffs on chicken imports and the substantial increase in the production of poultry in South Africa have had the desired effects of exerting downward pressure on the retail price of locally produced chickens, which is, in turn, enhancing their value proposition to hard-pressed consumers... Read |
 | China abolishes African tariffs—one country left out... Read |
 | PAUL MAKUBE Rising diesel prices add pressure to South Africa’s agricultural sector, with higher input costs and weak commodity prices squeezing farm profitability... Read |
 | Land Bank will feature across multiple finance and risk discussions at Nampo 2026, covering blended finance, agro-energy funding and agricultural insurance in Bothaville... Read |
| Viticulture & Oenology |
 | The Wine Tourism Conference returns to Stellenbosch in May 2026 to discuss investment, sustainability and growth in South Africa’s wine tourism sector... Read |
| Africa |
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 | DUNCAN MIRIRI More than 30 African leaders joined Emmanuel Macron in Kenya for the Africa Forward Summit to strengthen trade, investment and strategic partnerships... Read |
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 | GROUNDUP STAFF Gift of the Givers spokesperson Ali Sablay said they have been “inundated with calls for assistance..." Read |
 | Adverse weather conditions in Cape Town and George have disrupted flight operations, with delays, diversions and cancellations expected at Cape Town International Airport... Read |
 | Of the 90 identified and informed contacts, four are in the Western Cape, while 86 are in Gauteng... Read |
 | TAMARA DINI, RICHARD BHAGWAN-BRYCE, AND NAZEERA MIA The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, in consultation with the Competition Commission, has amended the merger notification thresholds and merger filing fees in South Africa, with effect from 1 May 2026... Read |
 | First Advantage’s 2026 Global Workforce Trends Report has revealed a breakdown in trust between employers and jobseekers, following an increase in candidate fraud and rising anxiety around fake job listings. Read |
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