China Is Funding African Farmers but Not Food Processing and Storage: Why It’s a Problem
Chinese lenders have invested billions in African agriculture. But new research shows the money often misses what’s needed to modernise the sector.
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Will El Niño Drought Hit Food Prices in South Africa?
Previous rains and grain stocks could reduce the impact of the expected drought.
A Super El Niño Is Coming: 5 Hard-Won Lessons the World Can Learn From Africa
A powerful Super El Niño is looming. Africa has learned hard lessons from past climate disasters that could help the world prepare.
Kenyans Living in Towns Are Farmers Too: What This Means for Rural Landscapes
The increasing control of rural agricultural land by urban residents has implications for rural people and spaces.
Blaming Migrants Ignores the Real Causes of South Africa’s Economic Crisis
The economic and social conditions in which anti-migrant sentiment has exploded in South Africa include high joblessness and a collapse of government services.
Great Zimbabwe: Debunking the Myth of Tyrants and Forced Labour
New research indicates that collective forms of governance were more likely.
Gauteng’s Agricultural Potential Underutilised
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) emphasised in the debate on the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s 2026/27 budget that the province’s agricultural potential is underutilised. Although Gauteng is the smallest province in South Africa, it remains the economic heartbeat of the country. That is precisely why every hectare of productive agricultural land […]
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Cape Town Truly Is an Exceptional City
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & City of Cape Town Mayoral Candidate. *Note to Editor: This speech was given during the GOOD City of Cape Town Mayoral Launch
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When Global Trade Becomes a Weapon
Africa needs to navigate the tension between interdependence, economic security, and economic diversification.
Tax Data Can Be Mined to Shape Better Policies. South Africa, Uganda and Zambia Show How
Data labs in Zambia, South Africa and Uganda are deepening how governments understand the economies they are responsible for, and the people within them.
Africa’s Climate Crisis Is a Legal Crisis Too: What Are States’ Duties Under Human Rights Law?
A landmark climate case before the African Court asks what African states must do to protect human rights, phase out fossil fuels, and tackle climate change.
Iran War Is Exposing South Africa’s Dependency on Diesel: What Went Wrong
Diesel has become South Africa’s shadow infrastructure system by compensating for failures in electricity generation and freight rail.
Silos in Kinross eventually receive water supply
The water crisis affecting the Afgri silos in Kinross is finally being addressed following sustained pressure by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) on the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality. The party reported the water leak on 2 February 2026, but because the water pipeline runs under an active Transnet railway line, the Municipality could not […]
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Why Proudly South African Clothes Are Being Made in “Sweatshops”
92% of clothing manufacturers in Newcastle do not comply with Bargaining Council rules, says the council’s lawyer
Agriculture in Africa: Science and Research Can’t Make an Impact Without Investment and Good Policies
Science can only change the world when societies decide to give it the means to do so.
Millions of Farmers in Africa’s Great Lakes Region Face Rising Temperatures. Study Predicts How Crop Disease and Pests Could Spread
Figuring out how climate change will cause plant disease and pests to spread across Africa’s Great Lakes farms is critical for future food supplies.
“Disability Is Just One Part of Our Life” – Meet the Dancer Breaking Barriers on Stage
Lethabo Shai lost her leg aged two. Now she’s a professional dancer telling her story.
The Israel/Us-Iran War Is Hitting South Africa Hard – Our Oil Dependency Is Why
While government is doubling down on oil and gas, renewable energy would free us from foreign price shocks
Schools, Businesses Close in Nelson Mandela Bay Floods
Torrential rain blocks roads
Minister Cannot Fix FMD With Words Alone
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is cautiously optimistic that the Minister of Agriculture, Mr John Steenhuisen, will tomorrow announce a coherent Section 10 plan for vaccinating against foot-and-mouth disease, as ordered by the court. In fact, it is unthinkable that this course of action had to be taken. Private veterinarians in South Africa possess […]
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Plans to Develop Sokhulumi Region Easier Said Than Done
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) warned the Tshwane Metro that the proposed development of the Sokhulumi region near Bronkhorstspruit, as outlined in its Integrated Development Plan (IDP), cannot proceed without the provision of adequate infrastructure and service delivery. The expansion of agriculture, job creation, and the provision of proper housing and community amenities such […]
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Women Weavers: The Backbone of Lesotho’s Textile Legacy
For many of the weavers, the work is more than a livelihood, it is a legacy
New Bank Takes Swift Action After Groundup Alerts It to Data Breach
But the Information Regulator is missing in action
Government Continues to Deny a Just Transition
South Africa has made many global commitments on the world stage and at business conferences regarding its support for a just transition away from fossil fuels and its investment in a greener future.
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