A historic pillar of South Africa’s sugar industry is on the brink of collapse, and the fallout could devastate rural KwaZulu-Natal. With Tongaat Hulett facing provisional...
In the rolling hills of KwaZulu-Natal, where the air smells of earth and burnt cane, a silence is growing. It’s not peaceful. It’s the quiet of...
The rolling hills of KwaZulu-Natal should be alive with the lowing of cattle, a sound as fundamental to the landscape as the wind in the thorn...
‘A Plan Without Farmers’ A growing storm is brewing in South Africa’s agricultural sector as farmers accuse the government of signing the Agricultural and Agro-processing Master...
Small-Scale Farming Deserves More Than Lip Service South Africa’s more than two million smallholder farmers are often dismissed as subsistence growers scraping by on small plots....
Tariffs and cheap imports threaten local livelihoods South African sugarcane growers are sounding the alarm as a 30% US tariff on local goods, imposed by former...
As Washington raises the stakes, South Africa’s vineyards and orchards feel the squeeze In the quiet valleys of Robertson and Citrusdal, where vines stretch into the...
From forgotten farm towns to city centres, a growing number of South Africans are turning to the Financial Ombud for justice. Here’s what the data reveals....
When 49 white South Africans, identifying as farmers, quietly left for the United States claiming refugee status, many dismissed it as a political sideshow. But others...
South Africa’s township and rural economies just got a major boost with the launch of the Spaza Shop Support Fund (SSSF), a R500 million government initiative...