According to the newly released Absa AgriTrends Spring 2026 Report, launched at NAMPO Cape in Bredasdorp where climate resilience and input cost pressures formed the centrepiece of industry discussions, while warnings of returning El Niño conditions typically spark widespread drought fears across South African farming communities, the 2026/27 summer production seasonContinue Reading

Plastics SA, the umbrella body representing the local plastics industry, has expressed concern over the failure of governments to reach agreement at last week’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) session in Geneva, Switzerland, which aimed to secure a legally binding global treaty on plastic pollution. The latest round of negotiations endedContinue Reading