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AGBIZ

SA strengthens agricultural trade amid Middle East tension

Analysts say that while trade diversification remains important, the Middle East provides key corridors to agricultural exports

  • Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
5 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the opening session of the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay,File)
AFRIKANER REFUGEES

Ramaphosa to push for tariff relief, address refugee claims in US visit

President Cyril Ramaphosa will use his Washington visit to demand an end to US trade tariffs and counter refugee claims of racial persecution.

  • Mandisa Makgakga
4 min read
Excellent harvest expected this year.
AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS

Cheers! Excellent wine grape harvest signifies recovery in SA agriculture

The country needs to retain existing trade partners, while seeking new ones, and delivering excellent products.

  • Wandile Sihlobo
3 min read
South Africa has not imported a notable volume of bananas from Tanzania for more than two decades.
AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS

Banana wars in Southern Africa a fruitless endeavour

It appears that the Tanzanian minister of agriculture has overreacted to the rumoured South African ban on imports.

  • Wandile Sihlobo
4 min read