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14
May

Southern Africa Faces a Triple Threat: Climate Change, Water Scarcity, and a Fight for Food

Ryan Matthews / 4 months
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4 min read

By Our Environmental Affairs Desk Johannesburg, South Africa— The breadbasket of Southern Africa is under siege. A potent cocktail of rising temperatures, dwindling rainfall, and increasingly erratic weather patterns is threatening the very foundations of the region’s economies, the livelihoods of millions, and the ambitious development goals set by continental and regional bodies. A stark […]

12
May

A New Dawn for African Agriculture: Pretoria Pledges Leadership as CAADP Unveiled

Ryan Matthews / 4 months
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4 min read

Johannesburg— In a move signalling a renewed continental push for agricultural transformation, South Africa on Monday hosted the official launch of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Strategy and Action Plan (2026–2035), alongside the ambitious Kampala Declaration. The gathering, a confluence of African leaders, agricultural experts, and development partners, has set the stage for a […]

06
May

Africa Turns to its Own Soil as US Aid Withers

Ryan Matthews / 4 months
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2 min read

Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni – As the purse strings of Uncle Sam tighten, Africa is being urged to look inwards, cultivating its vast agricultural potential to banish the spectre of hunger and secure its food future. This impassioned plea came from African Union (AU) Commissioner for Agriculture Moses Vilakati, speaking exclusively to SABC News on the […]

04
May

Fintech Fields a Financial Future for Africa’s Farms

Ryan Matthews / 4 months
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4 min read

Africa’s fertile lands, ripe with potential to feed nations and fuel economies, are finding a new lifeline in the digital age. While the agricultural sector remains the sturdy heartbeat of the continent, providing livelihoods for millions and bolstering national coffers, a chronic lack of financing has long stunted its growth. Now, a surge of innovative […]

01
May

Spaza Eats: Revolutionizing Food and Agriculture in African Townships Through On-Demand Delivery

Ryan Matthews / 4 months
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3 min read

A groundbreaking South African on-demand delivery service, Spaza Eats, is rapidly transforming the food and agriculture landscape within townships by connecting local spaza shops, small-scale farmers, and township eateries directly with their communities. Founded by Analytics X visionary Talifhani Banks, this innovative platform has amassed over 60,000 customers and onboarded 4,500 merchants roughly a year […]

28
Apr

Durban Digs Deep for Global Food Fix as G20 Eyes Hungry Millions

Ryan Matthews / 4 months
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5 min read

DURBAN – Hope mingled with stark reality in Durban this past Friday as South Africa played host to the G20 agriculture working group’s food security task force. Against the backdrop of KwaZulu-Natal’s lush landscape, world leaders and agricultural gurus grappled with the gnawing global imbalance in access to food, with a fervent plea for policies […]

26
Apr

Banana Brouhaha: Tanzania’s Trade Tantrum Over Non-Existent SA Ban

Ryan Matthews / 4 months
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4 min read

Pretoria – Social media was abuzz this week with claims of a South African ban on Tanzanian agricultural products, sending ripples of concern through the region. However, investigations reveal the tempest in a teacup centres on a fruit that barely registers in South Africa’s import statistics: the humble banana. Despite the online furore, authorities in […]

25
Apr

Tanzania Hits Back: Slams Door on SA and Malawian Farm Goods in Trade War Escalation

Ryan Matthews / 4 months
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3 min read

Dodoma, Tanzania – In a dramatic escalation of a burgeoning trade dispute, Tanzania has retaliated against South Africa and Malawi by imposing an immediate and comprehensive ban on all agricultural imports from the two Southern African nations. The bold move, announced late Wednesday by a resolute Minister for Agriculture Hussein Bashe, comes after Pretoria and […]

23
Apr

SA in Trump Tariff Tussle: Desperate Bid to Dodge US Trade Axe

Ryan Matthews / 5 months
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4 min read

Pretoria, Gauteng – South Africa is bracing for a high-stakes showdown with the United States over swingeing tariffs slapped on its agricultural exports by the current occupant of the White House. Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen minced no words this week, revealing a frantic two-pronged strategy to either dramatically slash the punitive 30% levy – ideally […]

18
Apr

Africa’s ‘Uber for Farms’: Sharing Tractors to Tackle Food Security Crisis

Ryan Matthews / 5 months
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6 min read

Johannesburg: As the global population hurtles towards a staggering 10 billion by 2050, the pressure on our already strained food systems is reaching critical levels. Experts predict a necessary 60% surge in food production within the next few decades, a monumental challenge for a world where smallholder farmers, the backbone of food production, often struggle […]

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