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[File photo:] Farm workers tending to crops. The biggest obstacles for farmers, who try to sustain food security, are climate change, arid soil conditions, scarcity of water and a general lack of resources. According to the African Farmers’ Association of South Africa’s (AFASA) Mangaung Chairperson Mike Makwa, these conditions limit the farm from producing at…

Kenyan workers prepare clothes for export. The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition says there is bipartisan support in the White House for the renewal of the Africa Growth Opportunity Act commonly known as AGOA for one year. AGOA expired on the last day of September this year. The department was briefing the oversight committee…

A street trader counts out change for a customer in Durban. The rand strengthened against a weaker greenback, after lacklustre United States data increased prospects of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next month. Like other risk-sensitive currencies, the rand frequently draws cues from both local and international sources, including US policy and economic statistics….

A lack of access to reliable information is one of the major challenges facing small-scale farmers in South Africa. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research states that it is working to address this issue in collaboration with the relevant government departments. The Head of the CSIR’s Precision Agriculture Research Group, Professor Moses Azong Cho,…

President Cyril Ramaphosa The South African government, working with the private sector, has pledged a total of $36.6 million towards the Global Fund replenishment. This is the equivalent of R630 million in pledges that go towards the building of resilient health systems, scaling up local production and diagnostics. The Fund set up by G20 countries…

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at a press conference. United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has urged G20 leaders to use their influence to tackle trade barriers that consistently place developing countries, especially in Africa, at a disadvantage. He made these comments while speaking to the media in Johannesburg ahead of the G20 summit, which…

President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says on X that Ramaphosa will not hand over the G20 Summit to a chargé d’ affaires after the US reiterated that it would not attend the Summit in Johannesburg. The President will not hand over to a Charge’ d’ Affaires. — Vincent Magwenya 🇿🇦 (@SpokespersonRSA)…

Deputy President Paul Mashatile meets with VISA’s top Management. Calls for Africa trading with Africa were made at the B20 summit, which took place this week in Sandton, Johannesburg. The B20 summit is held just days ahead of the official G20 heads of state meetings happening this weekend, 22 to 23 November 2025. Business leaders…

Citrus being packed for export The Citrus Growers’ Association says it will closely monitor the G20 Leaders’ Summit, which President Cyril Ramaphosa will officially open at the Nasrec expo centre in Johannesburg. Commercial farmers believe that the summit will help to create a conducive environment for the export of their produce. The ones from provinces…