Like soybeans, the catalyst behind the increase in canola plantings is a rise in domestic demand for, and use of, oils and oilcake. South Africa is now a net canola exporter, having recently exported ...

The South African government is looking to meet with counterparts from Botswana and Namibia to “find an amicable solution” to their bans on imports of South African vegetables, citrus and ...

The daily sewage pollution of our rivers is contaminating irrigation water with disease-causing bacteria, known as pathogens.

Botswana has announced the lifting of import restrictions on vegetables from South Africa. The process will be phased: the first phase, effective immediately, includes turmeric, patty pan, pumpkin, ...

where Botswana and Namibia have targeted South African vegetables and citrus. The trade issues are not purely economic but political, which means that South Africa’s political leadership must ...

which the Competition Commission said jointly control between half and 90% of South African markets that sell staple fruit and vegetables such as potatoes, apples, bananas, onions and tomatoes.

I am encouraged that Botswana has decided to lift the ban on vegetable imports from South Africa. The new administration under President Duma Boko wants to ensure that people have access to high ...

Botswana and Namibia imposed a prolonged ban on imported tomatoes, potatoes, onions and other produce from South Africa earlier this year. Botswana’s new government has lifted a ban on South ...