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South Africa ends 2025 citrus export season to Russia
26 Nov 2025 06:27 GMT
South Africa's 2025 citrus export season has closed, according to the Russia South Africa Business Council, a partner of TV BRICS. South Africa remains one of Russia's leading suppliers of fresh fruit, alongside Egypt. Due to non-overlapping …
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South Africa citrus sector mourns Deon Joubert
26 Nov 2025 06:26 GMT
The Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has reported the passing of Deon Joubert, who served as the organisation's European Union Special Envoy since 2014. Joubert died at the age of 68 following complications after a medical …
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South African table grape season gains early momentum
26 Nov 2025 06:26 GMT
South Africa's 2025 table grape season continued to build momentum by Week 46, with packing underway in the Northern Provinces and the Orange River. Although overall export volumes remained below last year's levels, packing volumes were higher. By …
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SA food inflation: Why groceries became so expensive
26 Nov 2025 09:46 GMT
South Africa’s farmers sit at the centre of a food system that has been reshaped by some of the most dramatic price pressures in a generation. From global shocks that sent fertiliser and grain markets soaring, to climate volatility and exchange-rate swings …
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Masogas’ backyard garden booms into 140-ha crop blueprint
26 Nov 2025 10:17 GMT
Mazeli Farming’s rise from a home garden to a thriving commercial farm is a story of vision, hard work, and heart. In this episode of the Farmer Mentor series, Andries Masoga shares how their family-run enterprise sustains hundreds of jobs, inspiring a new …
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South Africa targets wider citrus access in Asia
21 Nov 2025 13:11 GMT
South African citrus exporters continue to expand their presence in Asian markets, with Vietnam showing accelerated growth after the 2024 bilateral protocol opened the market to South African oranges. In the first season of access, South Africa shipped 53, …
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Amplified harbour winds prevent the loading of South Africa's fruit in Cape Town
21 Nov 2025 13:12 GMT
"I've got two weeks of stock held up in Cape Town, in cold rooms, in the stacks, on the train, beside the boat – it just cannot load. The wind is pumping at 120 km/h," says a grape exporter. He dearly wants his grapes to arrive in Europe …
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Namibia eyes Jospong partnership on waste transformation at COP30
21 Nov 2025 11:22 GMT
… where Namibia’s Minister of Environment, Forestry and … Faso, Rwanda, Zanzibar, Angola, and other African countries. … including Namibia.
Responding to this, Namibia’s Environment … Namibia partly because the technology, concept, and operational model are Africa …
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COP30: Namibia considers Ghanaian waste technology to tackle urban waste
21 Nov 2025 07:37 GMT
… hosted by Namibia’s Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism … Faso.
Responding to this, Namibia’s Environment Minister, Hon … a model aligned with Namibia’s environmental and … Namibia partly because the technology, concept, and operational model are Africa …
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COP30: Namibia, Jospong Initiate Waste Management Alliance for Green Job Creation
21 Nov 2025 04:57 GMT
… Brazil, where Namibia’s Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism … Faso, Rwanda, Zanzibar, Angola, and other African countries, … partner.
Responding positively, Namibia’s Environment Minister, Mr … and operational model are Africa-grown, not imported. …