In 2017, South African agricultural exports grew past US$10.0 billion for the first time, boosted by growth in exports of edible fruits, beverages, spirits, vegetables, grains and other agricultural products. This is a 15 percent increase from 2016 – a year that was characterised by El Nino induced drought.

SA’s agricultural sector, identified by President Cyril Ramaphosa during his state of the nation address last week as one of the sectors with the "greatest potential for growth", is exploring new export markets in an effort to stimulate the economy and create much-needed jobs.

From Angola to Zimbabwe, Southern Africa’s fragile economies are rattled by the coronavirus pandemic.

Nearly two and a half years after lawmakers first introduced the Expropriation Bill in the National Assembly, it now sits with the National Council of Provinces (NCOP).