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  • VIEWPOINT-South African Farmers and costs of tractors, farming machinery and other inputs in 2026

    The South African agricultural machinery market is growing steadily.
  • VIEWPOINT- Beyond 30 Years of Challenges – Eskom, Diesel, Electric Trucks, and a System on the Brink

    SouthAfrica’scitizenscontinuetograpplewithdeep-rootedstructuralproblemsthathavepersistedfordecades:highunemployment,inequality,crime,andsloweconomicgrowth.Yetanewandcompoundinglayerofdifficultyhasemerged—theslow-motioncollapseofcriticalinfrastructurethataffectseveryaspectofdailylifeandeconomicactivity.
  • VIEWPOINT-South African Farmers Deserve Better: Time to Stop the Squeeze

    We are heading into another long weekend in South Africa, and the first quarter of 2026 is already behind us.
  • VIEWPOINT-The global fertilizer situation has become a major headache for world food production.

    We had another long weekend in South Africa, and the first quarter of 2026 is already behind us.
  • South African -Corruption

    There is palpable anger in the land about corruption.

  • VIEWPOINT- South Africa- Government Water Rules Add Pressure on Citizens and Farmers

    Many South Africans, like you, are frustrated and worried that after years of problems in almost every government department — from poor service delivery and corruption to failing infrastructure — the Department of Water and Sanitation is now turning its attention to ordinary citizens who have enjoyed the outdoors at public dams for decades.
  • VIEWPOINT- South Africa Cannot Borrow Its Way Out of Broken Systems

    The South African government continues to borrow money with the intention of rebuilding and uplifting the country. On paper, this sounds like the right approach — investing in infrastructure, improving services, and supporting economic growth.
  • World Bank says climate-smart infrastructure investments could ‘deliver benefits’ to South Africa worth R10-trillion

    A report by the World Bank titled, Africa’s Pulse: Climate Change Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa Can Improve Resilience and Deliver Jobs, says that South Africa will need $215-billion — or roughly R3.7-trillion — in investment in its cities to mitigate and adapt to a heating world with a changing climate.

  • VIEWPOINT- South African citizens and farmers are facing difficult times amid rising costs

    South Africa has serious governance and economic challenges, and many state-owned enterprises have struggled over the past decades with issues like mismanagement, financial losses, infrastructure failures, corruption.
  • VIEWPOINT-The collapse of South Africa’s infrastructure

    The collapse of South Africa’s infrastructure over the past 31 years is heartbreaking for all of us who grew up in a country where everything worked like clockwork.
  • VIEWPOINT- World Agriculture is at a critical turning point

    Agriculture is at a critical turning point. Following the recent COP30 and G20 summits, farmers worldwide are being asked to produce more food to meet rising global demand while simultaneously cutting greenhouse gas emissions, protecting ecosystems, and remaining profitable.
  • VIEWPOINT- In South Africa, a braai is about much more than just protein; it’s a sensory experience that lab-grown meat currently can't replicate.

    In South Africa, meat is much more than just a meal; it is a cultural cornerstone deeply tied to identity, heritage, and the social ritual of the braai.
  • Corruption and consequences - South Africa

    Once a year, usually in August, I do an update on the fight against corruption.

  • VIEWPOINT- South Africa’s ongoing struggle to contain foot-and-mouth disease

    South Africa’s ongoing struggle to contain foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) highlights a deeper governance problem: the state insists on tight control but lacks the capacity to execute effectively, while sidelining the very people best placed to help.
  • South Africa: an irredeemable, ‘unreformable’ land?

    If you haven’t yet seen Annika Larsen’s interview with outgoing Eskom CEO André de Ruyter on eNews Channel Africa, you should take an hour and do so. 

  • VIEWPOINT- South African farmers make a substantial contribution to the economy-

    South African farmers make a substantial contribution to the economy-

  • Expect nothing from the President — no contrition, renewal, reform or recovery of loot

    After a spell as secretary general of the ANC and a sabbatical in the world of business, Cyril Ramaphosa served as deputy president of the ANC from 2012 until Jacob Zuma was deposed on 14 February 2018.

  • Brics -Six more nations are set to join - what they’re buying into

    One key outcome of the 15th Brics summit, hosted by South Africa, is the decision to invite six more countries to join the group with effect from January 2024.

  • VIEWPOINT- The Next African Billionaires Will Come From Agriculture and Food Systems

    The era of billionaires built purely on oil is fading.
  • The long, bloody road ahead for South Africa

    Organised crime puts South Africa 7th in the world for criminality, confirming the fear that it may be entirely unreformable.

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