Southern Africa
Agri Trends: El Nino weather led to white maize production cuts in Southern Africa
Maize: As the Southern Hemisphere corn production season draws to a close, the market focus shifted to production prospects for the 2024/25 Northern Hemisphere production season which commenced in April. Given the El Nino weather effects, the South American production season is expected to end better than initially anticipated[...]
Theileriosis: Southern Africa on alert after breakout in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe veterinary services have confirmed an outbreak of Theileriosis throughout the country. January disease In Africa, this disease, also known as January disease, is caused by the cattle-adapted Theileria parva, which is transmitted by brown ear ticks (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus). Another similar disease which is caused by buffalo-adapted Theileria[...]
Four ways Africa’s driest countries improve water
Three percent of Earth's water is fresh, and over two-thirds of that tiny amount is unavailable or polluted. The entire human race relies on the remaining 0,5 percent to survive. But water distribution is uneven – few places prove this point as much as Africa does. Cameroon receives an[...]
Botswana citrus growers join the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa
The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) is proud to announce that citrus growers in Botswana have become members of our organisation, joining over 1400 from South Africa, Eswatini and Zimbabwe. With the addition of Botswana, the CGA now represents just over 1564 citrus growers in Southern Africa.[...]
Concerted effort on empowerment advances tyre manufacturer’s transformation ambition
Bridgestone Southern Africa (BSAF) has been certified a Level 1 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) contributor, the highest level possible. Reacting to the news of this certification, Bridgestone Southern Africa CEO Jacques Fourie says, “making the journey from Level 7 to Level 1 in only three years is a[...]