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The US prepares its assault on Africa

Five Southern African states could soon be dominated by the United States’s business interests. Free trade talks start next month between the US and the Southern African Customs…

SA no longer immune to famine

Agricultural experts fear that adverse weather and government policies could soon expose South Africans to the kind of famine that is devastating communities in neighbouring…

Red tape stymies plan for cheap food

As the Cabinet grapples with the effects of food price inflation, especially on poor households, red tape has snarled the introduction of new grain import tariffs that would…

Banks see red over new farms Act

Commercial banks are up in arms over the Land and Agricultural Development Bank Act passed recently, which bankers say was intended to shield the Land Bank from land invasions.…

Matter of fact

In the Mail & Guardian of August 23 2002,a statement was made that the Semenya commission fingered advocate Seth Nthai over R5-million that was overspent on a building. This…

Maize misses the mark

Almost no maize is moving to famine-stricken parts of Southern Africa — despite estimates that 12,6-million people in the region are in dire need of the staple food.

Govt move on farm products

In a planned policy turnaround that is stirring fierce controversy, the Department of Agriculture is considering a return to statutory controls over agricultural products. This…