Mzansi Agriculture Talk
Economics
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2.1KA slight reprieve at the pump still positive for farmers
Fuel prices eased for the first time in 2021 on the back of a 2% decrease in international Brent crude oil prices...
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2.5KMinister Meyer visits ‘successful local land reform projects’
The Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer and the Executive Meyer of Stellenbosch, Adv Gesie van Deventer, visited two land...
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2.8KPort Nolloth has potential to become a vibrant economic hub
The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ms Nomalungelo Gina says the Northern Cape coastal town of Port Nolloth has the...
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4.8KKazungula Border set to overtake Beitbridge in trade routes
For years, the Beitbridge Border post commanded 95% of goods transported on road mainly from sub-Saharan’s largest port, Durban. However, in recent...
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3.6KTomato prices normalising but still hitting hard on informal traders
Marabastad is an old bustling informal trading town situated in the heart of Pretoria CBD. Throngs of informal traders line up the...
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2.1KConcerns over household food basket affordability
Statistics SA monthly consumer price inflation (CPI) for March 2021 showed a steadied month to month with CPI headline inflation higher at...
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2.1KTalking the future of local cotton production – Series 2
Government’s efforts to reindustrialize the textile sector is pivotal to the sustenance of the cotton industry. Chief Executive Officer of Cotton SA,...
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2.3KA relieve for consumers as tomato prices fall from the recent highs
Senior Agriculture Economist at FNB Paul Makube in his latest update on weekly prices on fresh produce markets, reports that tomato prices...
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1.9KFreedom Day: Problems of rural household still persist
In our recent trip into the hinterlands of the Northern Cape and North West, myself and one of our in-house policy gurus...
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3.2KEswatini Sugar Industry not perturbed by SA Sugar Master Plan
Eswatini’s biggest sugar company, Royal Eswatini Sugar Corporation Limited (RES Corporation), said in its 2020 integrated report it had sold 453 000 tonnes...
