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Lower-emission technologies gain traction
13th February 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

South Africa’s capital equipment industry is undergoing a shift toward flexible procurement, life-cycle optimisation and lower-emission technologies as industrial sites respond to economic pressure... 


Tongaat BRPs apply for provisional liquidation after collapse of Vision transaction
12th February 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

The business rescue practitioners (BRPs) of sugar producer Tongaat Hulett have reported that, after exhausting all reasonable endeavours, they have applied to the High Court of South Africa... 


Western Cape farmers lose cattle to drought
12th February 2026 By: Reuters

In South Africa's most visited and affluent province, Western Cape, one of the worst droughts in living memory is drying up dams, scorching grass and killing livestock, prompting the government to... 


South African farmers count mounting losses as foot-and-mouth disease rages
12th February 2026 By: Reuters

South Africa's beef exports fell 26% in 2025, despite growing global demand, partly due to China's ban on the African country's red meat products as it battles its worst foot-and-mouth disease... 


Municipal support key to igniting already dynamic informal food trade system
11th February 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Two experts hosted by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) during a webinar on February 11 agreed that small-scale food system actors have a crucial role to play in alleviating poverty in... 


Verto suggests financial resilience measures for agribusinesses to maintain export growth
11th February 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Global financial technology firm Verto says the South African agriculture export sector is experiencing a period of robust horticulture-driven growth, with exports projected to have exceeded... 


South Africa Wine calls for faster delivery of agricultural, agroprocessing master plan
9th February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation South Africa Wine says the priority for the credible framework for growth, competitiveness and transformation that is the Agricultural and Agro-processing Master Plan (AAMP)... 


Themba Rikhotso resigns as Land Bank CEO
9th February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Themba Rikhotso has resigned as CEO of agricultural development financier the Land Bank, with effect from April 30, to take up a post at another South African banking institution, the Land Bank... 


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Agroprocessing

Verto suggests financial resilience measures for agribusinesses to maintain export growth
11th February 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Global financial technology firm Verto says the South African agriculture export sector is experiencing a period of robust horticulture-driven growth, with exports projected to have exceeded... 


South Africa Wine calls for faster delivery of agricultural, agroprocessing master plan
9th February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation South Africa Wine says the priority for the credible framework for growth, competitiveness and transformation that is the Agricultural and Agro-processing Master Plan (AAMP)... 


South Africa launches local foot-and-mouth vaccine as infections spread
6th February 2026 By: Reuters

South Africa on Friday announced its first foot-and-mouth vaccine in 20 years as it seeks to boost local production of inoculation doses to fight the country's worst outbreak of the disease in many... 


Citrus sector welcomes Agoa extension
6th February 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has welcomed the recent reauthorisation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) for one year. In a media release, the association... 


Aquaculture

Sea Harvest profit dips on low catch rates, tough market conditions
4th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed seafood, aquaculture and agroprocessing company Sea Harvest says last year was its toughest financial year since listing on the JSE in 2017, with its performance having been impacted on... 


CSIR develops satellite tool to sound alert on red tides
17th February 2025 By: Irma Venter

Abalone farmers along the South African coastline now have access to an online tool, developed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), that allows them to track marine algal... 


Tanzanian startup scaling sustainable fertiliser, fish feed solutions
25th November 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The high cost and inconsistent quality of feedstock for fish in Tanzania and other African countries negatively impacts on the region’s aquaculture growth landscape and competitiveness, says... 


Kelp Blue Plans to issue Africa’s first corporate blue bond
8th November 2024 By: Bloomberg

Kelp Blue plans to issue Africa’s first corporate blue bond next year to expand its giant kelp forests along Namibia’s coast. The De Beers-backed startup will list the first $20-million tranche of... 


Equipment

New technology improves dust control, filtration processes
28th November 2025

A new dust collector control solution, the Contura Pulse Controller, which will be equipped with the company’s iCue Connected Technology, is being launched by Industrial filter products and... 


Membrane system enhances food, beverage processing efficiency
28th November 2025

An innovation for the food and beverage industry, the Membralox GP-IC ceramic membrane system, has been launched by filtration and separation solutions provider Pall Corporation, as announced in a... 


Invicta lifts earnings, cash reserves despite weak industrial conditions
24th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

JSE- and A2X-listed industrial investment group Invicta Holdings has reported a rise in headline earnings and stronger cash reserves for the six months ended September 30, delivering a 15% increase... 


Barloworld grows cash pile as earnings fall, final dividend scrapped
17th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

Industrial equipment company Barloworld has reported a sharp increase in free cash flow for the 12 months to September 30, even as earnings declined and the company cancelled its final dividend.... 


Farming Economics

South Africa Wine calls for faster delivery of agricultural, agroprocessing master plan
9th February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation South Africa Wine says the priority for the credible framework for growth, competitiveness and transformation that is the Agricultural and Agro-processing Master Plan (AAMP)... 


Themba Rikhotso resigns as Land Bank CEO
9th February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Themba Rikhotso has resigned as CEO of agricultural development financier the Land Bank, with effect from April 30, to take up a post at another South African banking institution, the Land Bank... 


Agriculture learning delegation from France visits Western Cape berry producer
2nd February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Twenty-four directors from French specialist agricultural bank Le Crédit Agricole du Languedoc recently visited stone fruit producer Indigo Berries, in Wellington, in the Western Cape, as part of a... 


South African nitrogen fixation fertiliser manufacturer eyes the global stage
19th January 2026 By: Irma Venter

Custom Chemistry has managed to acquire 3% of the South African agricultural nitrogen fertiliser market in the past three years, says MD and chief scientist Gerhard Vermaak. “Our early-life... 


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Brewery industry embraces sustainable practices
14th November 2025 By: Halima Frost

Brewing is not only a resource-intensive but also a water-intensive operation, and only through more sustainable practices can the South African beer-brewing sector assert itself as a sustainable... 


Afrimat flags improved performance, higher interim EPS and HEPS
7th October 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed construction materials and industrial minerals company Afrimat expects to report a 74% to 79% year-on-year increase in earnings per share (EPS) to between 101.4c and 104.3c for the six... 


Two contractors shortlisted for R31.5bn Hiryo coal-to-fertiliser project
12th August 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Two Chinese engineering companies, East China Engineering Science and Technology (ECEC) and Sinopec Ningbo, have made the final round of bidding for a basic engineering contract to build the... 


SA’s ongoing agri growth now hinges on market diversification
20th June 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

South Africa’s agriculture sector has come under increasing pressure to diversify into new markets amid turbulent world market dynamics driven by radical shifts in US trade policy. During a webinar... 


Forest Products

Woodchip fire damages 80 m of conveyors at Richards Bay Bulk Terminal
15th September 2025 By: Darren Parker

A fire that broke out on the woodchips route of the Richards Bay Bulk Terminal has damaged 80 m of two conveyor belts at the facility, Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has confirmed. The sprinkler... 


Competition Commission approves sale of sawmill by Sappi to Normandien Farms
11th August 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Paper and pulp producing group Sappi Southern Africa has announced that the Competition Commission has approved its sale of the Lomati Sawmill, in Mpumalanga, to another South African group,... 


DFFE, under Minister George, celebrates one year of protecting South Africa's environmental future
20th June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George says his first year in office under the Government of National Unity has laid the foundation for a greener, more inclusive and more... 


SA’s ongoing agri growth now hinges on market diversification
20th June 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

South Africa’s agriculture sector has come under increasing pressure to diversify into new markets amid turbulent world market dynamics driven by radical shifts in US trade policy. During a webinar... 


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