Correction and apology to AfriForum
/ 5 September 2025

Correction and apology to AfriForum

On 6 August 2025, The Mail & Guardian published an article under the headline “Mbalula dares US to bring on sanctions against ANC leaders” . The article incorrectly claimed that AfriForum has advanced a narrative that there is a “genocide” occurring against white South Africans. The organisation has not claimed that there is a genocide. […]

Pilot programmes are over – Africa’s agriculture must scale, with women at its heart
/ 2 September 2025

Pilot programmes are over – Africa’s agriculture must scale, with women at its heart

Ask African governments how they feel about agricultural innovation and their answer might surprise you. “They’re tired,” says Vanessa Adams, vice-president of Strategic Partnerships at AGRA, an organisation that aims to improve the adaptation of agri-food and farming systems to climate change. “They don’t want any more pilot programmes. Innovations that benefit 5 000 people […]