Economics

Minister 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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Port 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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Kazungula 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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Tomato 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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Concerns 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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Talking 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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A 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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Freedom‌ ‌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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Eswatini 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...