2025 was a generally good year for South Africa’s agriculture and the broader Southern Africa farming sector. We emerged from a drought and heatwave in 2024 and saw excellent harvests of crops, fruits, and vegetables. Indeed, some countries in the region remained net importers of grains and other agricultural products from South Africa and the rest of the world. But import needs were much lower than a year earlier, during a drought.
In South Africa specifically, the broad agricultural sector recovery poses a challenge, however. Foot-and-mouth disease has remained a prominent feature of our cattle industry, imposing high costs on farming businesses. It was only at the end of the year…
Rainfall: Most of the country receives less than 600 mm of rainfall annually, with
the eastern regions being wetter.
London Fox
Van is hitch-hiking and he gets picked up by a larnie in a merc. After travelling awhile and making small talk, Van asks the larnie what the 3-pointed star on the bonnet is for. The larnie decides to have some fun with Van.
\”Oh, that\’s the sights, you know, for aiming. When I see someone on the side of the road and I want to run him over, I just line him up in the sights.\”
Zorkle Sporkle
Domkop – idiot [dom-kop] Similar to the German “dummkopf” or Dutch “domkop”, this term literally translates to “dumb head” and is a derogatory term used to describe someone who you think is stupid.Example: “Ag! You domkop! You broke my cell phone!”