Bullish grain supplies to tame South Africa’s inflation
by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – AN increase in the estimated output of some major crops is projected to boost South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) and…
Food & Drinks
SA food supplies resilient against panic buyers
by AKANI CHAUKE Acting News Editor JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – DECLARING a three-week lockdown, as part of drastic measures to curb the rapid spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19)…
SA finds Middle East a prosperous market for mutton
from DION HENRICK in Cape Town, South Africa CAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africa has unearthed a lucrative export market following the significant demand for mutton in the…
COVID-19 spoils record year for SADC citrus sector
by MTHULISI SIBANDA Africa Editor JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE emergence of Europe as the epicentre of the raging coronavirus (COVID-19) has put a dent in a record year for…
COVID-19 affects SA plans to reclaim land
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – FOLLOWING the increasing cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), South Africa has postponed public hearings on plans to expropriate of…
Young Mpumalanga farmers the future of agro sector
from ANNA NTABANE in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga NELSPRUIT, (CAJ News) – WITH agriculture having the best prospects for job creation ahead of other sectors in South Africa, it is…
How Zimbabwe’s tourism weathers economic storms
from WELLINGTON TONI in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE’S tourism sector continues defying ongoing economic challenges in the country thanks to a crucial…
Africa tourism expo on despite COVID threat
from NJABULO BUTHELEZI in Durban DURBAN, (CAJ News) – IN spite of the threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19), South African Tourism (SAT) has no plans to postpone or cancel…
Global issues, local concerns pummel SA economy
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – ANALYSTS have forecast a further recession of the South African economy because of load shedding, the raging coronavirus (COVID-19)…
More money needed in war against locusts
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – THE funds needed to combat the pest crisis in East Africa have doubled to US$138 million (about R2,2 billion) in…