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- Jul- 2019 -24 July
South Africa 2019 maize output expected to shrink by 13%
South Africa’s 2019 maize harvest forecast is expected to be reduced from previous estimates after harvests in the North West…
Read More » - 16 July
South Africa to propose Water Transformation Bill
South Africa’s water department will propose a bill to eliminate “glaring inequalities” in the industry and draft new conservation regulations.…
Read More » - 16 July
Tongaat CEO seeking to freeze payments on $790 million of debt
Tongaat Hulett Ltd. is asking 10 lenders for a break from payments on as much as 11 billion rand ($790 million)…
Read More » - 16 July
Cocoa’s OPEC moment puts world market on track for boom and bust
The world’s two biggest cocoa producers are taking unprecedented steps to exert more control on the market in a bid…
Read More » - 15 July
Zimbabwe government puts Zimparks up for sale
Government’s push to privatise loss making parastatals has moved a notch up after putting the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management…
Read More » - 12 July
Tanzania’s production of fish products declines, raises big concerns
The production of fish products has declined from 500 tonnes to 150 tonnes per day after the government restricted exports…
Read More » - 10 July
AMG, PBC launch cocoa NTI Sensitisation Programme
Agricultural Manufacturing Group Limited (AMG), a leading indigenous importer and distributor of fertiliser in Ghana has launched a month-long intensive…
Read More » - 8 July
Botswana has huge potential in beef sector
There is real opportunity to develop the beef sector and grow foreign exchange revenues accruing from the sector, says permanent…
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