Mauritius Competition Commission initiates market study in the poultry sector
By Heather Irvine, Partner, Chetan Ancharaz, Associate, and Nazeera Mia, Knowledge and Learning Lawyer, Bowmans
The Mauritius Competition Commission (Commission) has launched a formal market...
Vision Sugar Group’s plan to revive South Africa’s sugar heartland and secure over 15,000...
By Rute Moyo,
South Africa’s sugar industry stands at a defining moment. For decades, sugar production has been a cornerstone of the rural economy...
OPINION: Good Heavens – The Substance of Air in South African National Environment Month...
The wind carries no suitcase, yet moves forests, across centuries.
From gentle breezes to tempests fierce, air as an animating force in nature and the...
The risk sitting at the edge of South Africa’s agriculture supply chain
By Lucas Molefe, Cybersecurity Expert at ESET Southern Africa
Agriculture has become agritech. Over the past few years, technology has eased into everything from yield...
Agriculture, financial services sustain South Africa’s economic growth momentum in 1Q26
By Thanda Sithole, FNB & WesBank Senior Economist
South Africa’s economy delivered a stronger-than-expected performance in the first quarter of 2026, with agriculture and financial...
A show of resilience as agriculture powers to a 3.9% growth in Q1 of...
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB Commercial
Despite elevated risks emanating from the ongoing Middle East war, animal diseases and inclement weather, South Africa’s...
Mixed fuel outlook as South Africa sees record petrol prices and diesel relief
By Koketso Mano, Ester Ochse and Paul Makube
South Africa’s June 2026 fuel price adjustment has delivered a sharply divergent outcome for consumers and the...
OPINION: Putting Foodprints on the Agenda for SA National Environment Month – Part 1
“The hunger for good things usually winds up as starvation," wrote the Nobel Prize-winning poet Czesław Miłosz, born in Lithuania during June 1911 -...
Op:Ed : Visibility and control – closing the operational gaps in food and beverage...
By Willie du Preez, MD at Programmed Process Outsourcing (PPO)
In the South African food and beverage industry, the pressure to maintain high standards is...
Food inflation slowdown defies expectations after dipping to 2.8% y-y in April 2026
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB Commercial
While South Africa’s headline inflation jumped from 3.1% in March to 4% year-on-year (y/y) in April 2026,...