COMMODITIES: Commodity economies fret at COVID-19 spread
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – A sharp fall in global trade volumes, deteriorating levels of manufacturing sentiment and surging financial volatility, all as a…
Food & Drinks
Non-compliant Mpumalanga farms to be raided
from ANNA NATABANE in Mbombela, Mpumalanga Mpumalanga Bureau MBOMBELA, (CAJ News) – THE Mpumalanga Provincial Government in South Africa has threatened to raid local farms to…
Malawi maize prices plunge as harvest season starts
from MAVHUTO BANDA in Lilongwe, Malawi LILONGWE, (CAJ News) – PRICES of the staple maize are dropping in Malawi as a result of the onset of the main harvest season. This is a…
Farm workers shielded from coronavirus
by ANNA NTABANE MBOMBELA, (CAJ News) – RECENTLY announcing government’s implementation of a three-week lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in South…
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…
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…