Food inflation at a 16-year low on bumper harvests in July 2026
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB Commercial South Africa’s headline inflation slowed to 4.3% year-on-year (y/y) in July 2026 from 5.0% y/y in June,...
Labour-market weakness raises questions over household resilience
The labour market weakened further in 2Q26, reinforcing the view that household spending power remains constrained. South Africa’s official unemployment rate increased to 33.6%...
Beyond Beans and Seeds: Regulation through African Export Value Chains
Christopher Burke Senior Advisor, WMC AfricaCoffee, cocoa and sesame are regularly cited as commodities moving from African farms to overseas consumers. The description captures...
Securing South Africa’s Agricultural Future Through Water-Wise Practices
By Dr Jennifer Balatedi Molwantwa, CEO, Water Research Commission (WRC)As the CEO of the Water Research Commission, I have the privilege and the sobering...
Africa’s farmers are not unbankable, our financial systems are data-blind.
By Abraham Nyabera, Co-founder, FarmFuzionAfrica’s farmers power one of the continent’s most important industries, yet remain among its least adequately financed participants. Agriculture contributes...
Closing the Credit Gap for Africa’s Coffee Farmers is Not Charity – It’s Smart...
By Morris Akiri, Executive Director, Africa at CABIFor decades, the global coffee industry has celebrated the bean's journey from African highlands to international cups....
Op-Ed : What a rural chilli farm can teach us about possibility and belonging
by: Bhavanesh Parbhoo South Africa isn't for the faint-heartedI really hope this isn't a tedious read. The ideas being shared here are far too important...
How Solar System Integrators and Installers Grow SA’s Market
The maturing solar market requires expert installers backed by robust and supportive OEMs.When the going gets tough, the pros find new business. The global...
Smart Farming Is Not the Future. It Is Already Here.
By Beth Bechdol, Deputy Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsFarmers today are producing food under pressures that would have been unimaginable...
To protect our South African dream, we must reject xenophobia
By Prof. Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU).
Twice I was there when South Africa was the centre of the...