# Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen has welcomed the drop in food inflation to its lowest level in 14 months, but warns that soaring fuel prices are threatening South Africa’s agricultural sector. According to the Consumer Price Index data, annual food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation eased to 2.9-percent in April, down from 3.6-percent in March. Steenhuisen […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse LUR vir Landbou, Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling en Toerisme, Ivan Meyer, sê ’n nuwe handelsooreenkoms met China sal ekonomiese groei ‘n hupstoot gee, werk skep en die provinsie se sitrusbedryf versterk. Die nuwe ooreenkoms sal uitvoervereistes vergemaklik en mededingendheid tussen plaaslike produsente versterk. Meyer het bygevoeg die ooreenkoms is gesluit in ‘n tyd van wêreldwye […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê Suid-Afrika se landbousektor is gereed om met saam met Botswana te werk om voedselsekerheid te versterk en sy boerderybedryf te laat groei. Ramaphosa het tydens die Suid-Afrika-Botswana bi-nasionale kommissie se beraad ministers versoek om landbou-invoerbeperkings teen Desember 2026 op te los. Ramaphosa het geleenthede in mynbou, energie en infrastruktuur uitgelig, […]
# The Western Cape MEC for Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Ivan Meyer, says a new trade deal with China will boost economic growth, create jobs and strengthen the province’s citrus industry. The new agreement will ease export requirements and strengthen competitiveness for local producers. Meyer added the deal comes at a time of global […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa’s agricultural sector is ready to partner with Botswana to strengthen food security and grow its farming industry. Speaking at the South Africa-Botswana Bi-National Commission Summit, Ramaphosa urged ministers to resolve agricultural import restrictions by December 2026. Ramaphosa highlighted opportunities in mining, energy and infrastructure, including the Mmamabula-Lephalale Rail […]
# Die Amerikaanse president, Donald Trump, het die Wet op Afrika-groei en -Geleenthede tot Desember verleng en sodoende belastingvrye handelsvoorregte vir sommige Afrikalande herstel. Die verlenging volg op ‘n kort onderbreking in die program laat verlede jaar, wat onsekerheid veroorsaak het vir Afrika-uitvoere, insluitend dié van Suid-Afrika, wat afhanklik is van Amerikaanse marktoegang. Gaboen is […]
# US president Donald Trump has extended the African Growth and Opportunity Act through December this year, thereby restoring duty-free trade privileges for some African countries. The extension follows a brief lapse in the programme late last year, which had caused uncertainty for African exports, including those of South Africa, that depend on US market […]
# The South African Canegrowers says the 2026/2027 sugarcane milling season has started on a positive note, with deliveries up by 48-percent compared to last year. However, the industry warns that uncertainty around Tongaat Hulett and rising sugar imports continues to place significant pressure on local producers. The organisation’s chairperson, Higgins Mdluli, says cheap imported […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Suikerrietkwekers sê die 2026/2027 suikerrietmeulseisoen het op ‘n positiewe noot begin, met aflewerings wat op ‘n jaargrondslag met 48-persent gestyg het. Die bedryf waarsku egter dat onsekerheid rondom Tongaat Hulett en die stygende suikerinvoere steeds aansienlike druk op plaaslike produsente plaas. Die voorsitter van die vereniging, Higgins Mdluli, sê goedkoop ingevoerde suiker […]
