Tag: Agriculture

Southern Africa: Botswana Extends Ban on South African Fruits and Vegetables (allAfrica) Botswana announced on Monday, December 5, 2023 that it would extend and expand restriction...

Economy moves ‘sideways’ with marginal 0.2% contraction in GDP (Engineering News) Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has reported a marginal 0.2% contraction in gross domestic...

South Africa: Cape Town Port Fully Operational After Delays In Container Offloads (allAfrica) Operations have returned to normal at the Port of Cape Town after reported delays exp...

100 000 containers now stuck outside three SA ports – as new penalties and price hikes loom (Engineering News) In recent weeks, container ships have been bypassing the congested...

DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION This Trade Report explores the nature of the agribusiness sector in Africa specifically from the perspective of medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs), u...

President Cyril Ramaphosa visits Port of Richards Bay (South African Government) President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday, 23 November 2023, visited the Port of Richards Bay to asses...

Kenya has vast growth potential in aviation and technology (The Standard) The air transport industry in Africa is on the resurgence, and aviation is definitely the next infrastruc...

Climate Action Key to Kenya’s Upper-Middle-Income Country Aspirations (World Bank) Kenya remains vulnerable to frequent climatic shocks that pose significant economic risk. With...

Gas-supply cliff is South Africa’s next crisis, energy body says (Engineering News) South Africa’s supply of natural gas is set to plunge within the next three to four years a...

Agriculture key to SA’s economic recovery (SAnews) Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister, Thoko Didiza, says the agricultural sector has demonstrated its resil...

Kenya, Uganda drive simplified trade regime for entrepreneurs (Nile Post) The First Deputy Prime Minister for East African Community Affairs, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, has emphasis...

Government clarifies AgriBEE requirements for agricultural exports to the European and UK markets (Department of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development) The Department of...

Remarks by the Deputy President of South Africa, H.E Mr Paul Mashatile, on the occasion of the inaugural Saudi-Africa Summit in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz Internat...

Cabinet decision to allow cheaper cement imports hits local market (New Zimbabwe) The decision by the cabinet to allow cheaper cement imports is likely to trigger chaos among loca...

Patel unveils strategy charting the course for SA’s Global Business Services (SAnews) Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel on Tuesday unveiled a forward-lookin...

South Africa could lose foreign investments due to strict visa regime (Ventures Africa) In a recent news report, data released by the office of South Africa’s Presidency indicat...

Citrus association urges that R100bn Transnet bailout be granted (Engineering News) The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has called on Finance Minister Enoch...

Realistic export opportunities for South African avocados (FreshPlaza) Agricultural economist Samkelisiwe Ngwenya of the directorate: international trade promotion at the Departme...

Poultry industry welcomes green light for imports (Freight News) The South Africa Poultry Association (Sapa) has welcomed the opening up of imports to fertile eggs for hatcheries ...

SACU receipts account for major source of revenue - NamRA (Namibia Economist) The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) on Thursday said contributions from the Southern African Customs U...