Global climate models, including those from the US Climate Prediction Center (CPC/NCEP/NWS) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), confirm the development of La Niña conditions in September 2025, with a high probability (around 70-71%) of persistence through the first half of South Africa's summer (October 2025–February 2026).

Legislative compliance for high-value goods dealers in the agricultural sector

South Africa's agricultural sector, often the economy's unsung hero, is showing signs of a tentative resurgence in the third quarter of 2025, buoyed by bountiful field crops and horticultural gains, yet weighed down by persistent woes in livestock.

Over 31 years, ANC governance has transformed inherited infrastructure into a liability. Unemployment hovers at 39.5%, with load-shedding alone erasing 21,000 agricultural jobs in the Eastern Cape.