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Wandile Sihlobo

South Africa’s consumer food inflation should continue to slow regardless of the renewed global risks

COST OF LIVING OP-ED

South Africa’s consumer food inflation should continue to slow regardless of the renewed global risks

By Wandile Sihlobo

India’s decision to ban exports of rice adds to rising global food prices risks

GLOBAL TRADE IMPACT OP-ED

India’s decision to ban exports of rice adds to rising global food prices risks

By Wandile Sihlobo

Farmers lose confidence amid more pain for SA’s agricultural sector

FARMING JITTERS

Farmers lose confidence amid more pain for SA’s agricultural sector

By Ray Mahlaka

Farming in SA hobbled by power cuts and poor roads leaving rural towns hardest hit

THE CONVERSATION OP-ED

Farming in SA hobbled by power cuts and poor roads leaving rural towns hardest hit

By Wandile Sihlobo

South African agribusiness must keep a close eye on export markets and opportunities in the rest of Africa

CONTINENTAL TRADE OP-ED

South African agribusiness must keep a close eye on export markets and opportunities in the rest of Africa

By Wandile Sihlobo

Agriculture business confidence wilts in first quarter of 2023 to lowest level in three years

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

Agriculture business confidence wilts in first quarter of 2023 to lowest level in three years

By Ed Stoddard

South African tractor sales in 2022 reached highest level in 40 years

GREEN SHOOTS

South African tractor sales in 2022 reached highest level in 40 years

By Ed Stoddard

SA agriculture shows mild decline in 2022, but positive developments bode well for 2023

FARMING FOCUS OP-ED

SA agriculture shows mild decline in 2022, but positive developments bode well for 2023

By Wandile Sihlobo

Excessive rains lead to SA farmers planting less maize than initially expected

AGRICULTURE

Excessive rains lead to SA farmers planting less maize than initially expected

By Ed Stoddard

Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index hits its highest level since 2001

AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index hits its highest level since 2001

By Jana Scheepers

Growing the country: How the farming sector can ‘inch’ SA’s economy out of the doldrums

MAVERICK CITIZEN INTERVIEW

Growing the country: How the farming sector can ‘inch’ SA’s economy out of the doldrums

By Karin Schimke

Land reform in South Africa: ‘We are shooting in the dark’

BUSINESS MAVERICK: WEBINAR

Land reform in South Africa: ‘We are shooting in the dark’

By Ed Stoddard

Book Review: Finding common ground on land reform after Covid-19

BUSINESS MAVERICK

Book Review: Finding common ground on land reform after Covid-19

By Ed Stoddard

Forget the policy advisers – Ramaphosa will be crushed unless he reforms the ANC

ANALYSIS

Forget the policy advisers – Ramaphosa will be crushed unless he reforms the ANC

By Sam Mkokeli

For farming (and farmers) to prosper, we need new models of co-operative agriculture

Op-Ed

For farming (and farmers) to prosper, we need new models of co-operative agriculture

By Gert Schoonbee

Analysis: The Politics of Great South African Drought

South Africa

Analysis: The Politics of Great South African Drought

By Marianne Merten