Elevated meat prices remain a drag on food inflation
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB CommercialAfter accelerating to an eighteen-month high of 5.5% year-on-year (y/y) in July, food inflation reversed course and...
Heineken beverages backs its wine brands with big plans
Emboldened by its early but striking success in revitalising flagship wine brand Nederburg, HEINEKEN Beverages is poised to begin a similar exercise with another...
SA’s Agri sector to rethink global strategies and open markets
In the face on ongoing geopolitical change, South Africa’s agricultural exporters are being encouraged to reposition their products into non-traditional markets.Speaking at an exclusive...
Another stellar performance as agriculture GDP surges by 2.8% in Q2 of 2025
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB CommercialDespite the serious trade related headwinds in the second quarter of 2025, South Africa’s agriculture GDP again...
SPAR’s Rural Hub: Building a Sustainable Food Future for South Africa
In South Africa, over 20% of South African households have inadequate or severely inadequate access to food, a critical concern in a country where...
Empowering Africa’s Smallholders Toward a Sustainable and Profitable Future with Industrial Hemp
In a world facing unprecedented climate challenges and the pressing need for sustainable development, a Hemp revolution is taking place across Africa. The global...
Consumer inflation lifts in July
By Koketso Mano, FNB Senior EconomistHeadline inflation lifted to 3.5% y/y in July, up from 3.0% in June. The print was slightly below...
How Women Farmers Like Leydah Sekgobela Are Cultivating Change This Women’s Month
When it comes to farming, it doesn’t matter whether your starting small or going all ]out big. More women farmers in South Africa’s rural...
Industry body in talks to advocate for U.S. tariff relief on Rooibos
In response to the 30% tariff recently implemented by the United States on all South African imports, including Rooibos, the South African Rooibos Council...
Western Cape apple and pear industry lost R1 billion to port inefficiencies
— calls for urgent privatisation to protect exportsSouth Africa’s apple and pear export industry is sounding the alarm over mounting losses caused by inefficiencies...