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News24 | OPINION | The troubling decline of the South African sorghum industry
12 May 2025 18:04 GMT
… from people arguing that South Africans should consume more sorghum. … concentrated in southern Africa, with key markets being Botswana and Swaziland.
Fellow agricultural economist … markets, with zero-rated tariffs for South African sorghum exports.
The …
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Donald Trump Faces Criticism After Taking in White South African Refugees
12 May 2025 15:33 GMT
… by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) … South African farmers who cite the issues that came with Zimbabwe… on which South African agriculture is structured," the agricultural organization AgriSA said … of South Africans arriving on Monday are …
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South Africa: Charting new territory in the tariff and trade landscape
12 May 2025 13:11 GMT
… protectionist stance has reverberated around the globe, prompting retaliatory tariffs … top three being Mozambique, Namibia, and Lesotho. At the … South Africa’s agricultural exports, including mainly … tariffs and trade barriers in key markets push South African …
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Unlocking Opportunities Between Namibia and Kenya
11 May 2025 11:43 GMT
… , health, education, agriculture, and tariffs. Fast-tracking these … African Community, while Namibia belongs to the Southern African Customs Union and the Southern African … southern Africa’s growing markets.
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How will Trump’s tariffs affect Africa?
10 May 2025 09:01 GMT
… due to growing protectionism under the Trump … decade.
USAID’s agricultural programs, crucial for … African Republic, Libya, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Mozambique … tariffs imposed on 29 African nations, while countries like South Africa, Angola, and Botswana …
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Namibia and China sign agreement on hygiene requirements for meat exports
10 May 2025 10:17 GMT
Staff Reporter
THE newly appointed Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has signed an agreement with China on the inspection, quarantine, and hygiene requirements for mutton and chevon to be exported from Namibia to China.
The Chinese …
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Is it time to consider “semi-globalization without the US?”
13 May 2025 12:47 GMT
… economies. Lesotho, a small landlocked country in Southern Africa, serves … because of the US’ African Growth and Opportunity Act … Foreign Ministry called the tariffs “extortionate” and said … the importance of agricultural innovation for Lesotho’s economy but …
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Africa runs risk of becoming ‘digital colony,’ expert warns
09 May 2025 14:16 GMT
… deficit has denied Africans the opportunity to own … ’s challenges in healthcare, agriculture, tourism, manufacturing, and … dozens of other African nations investing heavily in … Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and several others have …
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INTERVIEW: Africa needs 10-fold increase in development financing to make impact – AfDB presidential candidate Sidi Tah
09 May 2025 05:21 GMT
… Senegal, Samuel Maimbo of Zambia and Bajabuille Tshabalala of … continent, be it in agriculture, industry, mining, or services … financing of solutions to African problems, particularly the … tariff barriers in the continent, and that requires the African …
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Navigating Turbulent Waters: Does Zimbabwe Have a Future?
08 May 2025 15:21 GMT
… he would suspend tariffs on goods imported … States risk alienating Zimbabwe’s traditional Southern African Development Community … president. At the Zimbabwe African National Union – Popular … accountability. Revitalizing the agricultural sector and promoting …