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Controlling the controllable: Global commodity outlook for the upcoming planting season

Commodities & Fairtrade

Controlling the controllable: Global commodity outlook for the upcoming planting season

Jacques Taylor 31 Jul 2026

Land reform must deliver productive land use, not just hectares

Agriculture

Land reform must deliver productive land use, not just hectares

Peter Setou 23 Jul 2026

A Sudanese refugee girl displaced by clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army at the Tine transit camp in eastern Chad. Image credit: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

Food, Water & Energy Security

El Niño, Strait of Hormuz deadlock threaten strides made to end global hunger

Giselda Vagnoni and Oriana Boselli 21 Jul 2026

Will El Niño drought hit food prices in South Africa? Earlier rains and grain stocks offer hope

Agriculture

Will El Niño drought hit food prices in South Africa? Earlier rains and grain stocks offer hope

Wandile Sihlobo 15 Jul 2026

Eastern Cape communities benefit from farming and enterprise support

Agriculture

Eastern Cape communities benefit from farming and enterprise support

9 Jul 2026

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Climate Change

Can climate shocks change how people feel about paying taxes?

Enrico Nichelatti 10 Jul 2026

Standard Bank mobilises R3.45bn for climate-smart agriculture

Agriculture

Standard Bank mobilises R3.45bn for climate-smart agriculture

24 Jun 2026

#YouthMonth | Mosa Hope Mapheto is using agriculture to create opportunities in rural Limpopo

Agriculture

#YouthMonth | Mosa Hope Mapheto is using agriculture to create opportunities in rural Limpopo

Robin Fredericks 23 Jun 2026

#WorldEnvironmentDay: Farm-to-table strengthens food security and sustainability

Agriculture

#WorldEnvironmentDay: Farm-to-table strengthens food security and sustainability

5 Jun 2026

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Agriculture

SADC urged to fast-track fertiliser reforms as food insecurity persists

1 Jun 2026

Rwanda’s tea boom lifts small-scale farmers

Agro-processing

Rwanda’s tea boom lifts small-scale farmers

26 May 2026

Fuel pump nozzles for gasoline at a TotalEnergies gas station in Paris, France. Image credit: Reuters/Benoit Tessier

Coal, Oil & Gas

Iran war is exposing South Africa’s dependency on diesel: what went wrong

Lisette IJssel de Schepper 25 May 2026

Agricultural outlook stays positive despite machinery sales slump

Agriculture

Agricultural outlook stays positive despite machinery sales slump

Wandile Sihlobo 14 Apr 2026

Eastern Cape allocates R600m to boost agricultural output

Agriculture

Eastern Cape allocates R600m to boost agricultural output

26 Mar 2026

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Agriculture

Free State pilot targets key agricultural road corridors to cut logistics costs

25 Feb 2026

Raising revenue from alien invasives

Agriculture

Raising revenue from alien invasives

John Yeld 13 Jan 2026

The 3 key drivers of Africa’s food-secure future

Agribusiness

The 3 key drivers of Africa’s food-secure future

Paul Makube 28 Nov 2025

What will it take to make Africa food secure? G20 group points to trade, resilient supply chains and sustainable farming

Agriculture

What will it take to make Africa food secure? G20 group points to trade, resilient supply chains and sustainable farming

Wandile Sihlobo 11 Nov 2025

High food prices in east and southern Africa: Four steps to boost production and make markets work better

Agriculture

High food prices in east and southern Africa: Four steps to boost production and make markets work better

Grace Nsomba and Simon Roberts 20 Oct 2025

SA, Brazil sign MoI to strengthen agricultural ties

Agriculture

SA, Brazil sign MoI to strengthen agricultural ties

22 Sep 2025

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Agriculture

AfDB approves €100m loan to empower women and youth in Morocco’s agriculture

21 Jul 2025

Agriculture

Local farmers secure Koo Baked Beans supply with Tiger Brands support

14 Jul 2025

FAO forecasts record highs for global food crops amid market uncertainty

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO forecasts record highs for global food crops amid market uncertainty

12 Jun 2025

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Coega Green Ammonia Project completes solar PV cluster development phase

12 Jun 2025

Insights into H&M and WWF's partnership for a more sustainable future

ESG

Insights into H&M and WWF's partnership for a more sustainable future

9 Jun 2025

Food security in SA: Bridging the gap between national and household food availability

Food Security

Food security in SA: Bridging the gap between national and household food availability

Dawie Maree 3 Jun 2025

Most South African farmers are Black: Why Trump got it so wrong

Agriculture

Most South African farmers are Black: Why Trump got it so wrong

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 30 May 2025

Global shifts in focus as Nampo 2025 champions farm resilience

Agribusiness

Global shifts in focus as Nampo 2025 champions farm resilience

14 May 2025

Steenhuisen to host G20 agriculture, food security talks in Durban

Agriculture

Steenhuisen to host G20 agriculture, food security talks in Durban

22 Apr 2025

Unilever and DOA launch Jozini smallholder farmer programme

Agriculture

Unilever and DOA launch Jozini smallholder farmer programme

16 Apr 2025

China's agricultural trade friction with the US presents opportunities for other exporters

Agriculture

China's agricultural trade friction with the US presents opportunities for other exporters

Wandile Sihlobo 12 Mar 2025

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Land reform in South Africa: 5 myths about farming debunked

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 21 Feb 2025

Food inflation remains at record low despite slight uptick to 1.7% in December 2024

Agribusiness

Food inflation remains at record low despite slight uptick to 1.7% in December 2024

Paul Makube 23 Jan 2025

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Agriculture

South Africa's agriculture may recover in 2025

Wandile Sihlobo 7 Jan 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

Bad gift ideas: Ferrets and other exotic wild mammals as pets

Ndivhuwo Shivambu, Colleen T. Downs and Tinyiko C. Shivambu 23 Dec 2024

2024 Agricultural Writers SA winners announced

Agriculture

2024 Agricultural Writers SA winners announced

21 Nov 2024

Weather shifts and monetary relief drive optimism for South Africa's farmers

Agribusiness

Weather shifts and monetary relief drive optimism for South Africa's farmers

Gilberto Biacuana and Karabo Mabuza 24 Oct 2024

South Africa must push agricultural exports within Brics

Agribusiness

South Africa must push agricultural exports within Brics

Wandile Sihlobo 23 Oct 2024

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Food Security

Climate resilience key to securing South Africa’s food supply

11 Oct 2024

Banking

Land Bank's R1.2bn solution to transforming South Africa's agriculture

30 Sep 2024

South African agriculture needs to crack the Chinese market. How to boost exports

Agribusiness

South African agriculture needs to crack the Chinese market. How to boost exports

Wandile Sihlobo 16 Sep 2024

Unlocking Africa’s agricultural power to ensure food security for all

Agriculture

Unlocking Africa’s agricultural power to ensure food security for all

3 Sep 2024

Oxford Saïd and Burjeel Holdings collaborate to launch the global Climate Change Challenge

Higher Education

Oxford Saïd and Burjeel Holdings collaborate to launch the global Climate Change Challenge

Issued by Oxford University Press 1 Aug 2024

UFS, ARC launch four research chairs to tackle climate change

Research & Development

UFS, ARC launch four research chairs to tackle climate change

22 Jul 2024

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Agriculture

Farming with a mixture of crops, animals and trees is better for the environment and for people – evidence from Ghana and Malawi

Laura Vang Rasmussen, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Ingo Grass, Marney Isaac and Rachel Bezner Kerr 19 Jun 2024

Trialogue Business in Society Conference challenges stakeholders to collaborate for change

ESG & Sustainability

Trialogue Business in Society Conference challenges stakeholders to collaborate for change

Issued by Trialogue 21 May 2024

PwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

Agriculture

PwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

3 Apr 2024

Climate change: Alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water

Food Security

Climate change: Alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water

Philip Kofi Adom 1 Mar 2024