The SA Olive Awards return on 15 September at the Grande Roche in Paarl to celebrate South Africa’s premier extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) producers following rigorous blind sensory evaluations held from 17 to 21 August. With scores recorded and kept strictly under wraps,...

Vergelegen Estate has once again underscored the immense commercial...

In a historic milestone for South Africa’s agricultural sector,...

On 21 August at the Percheron Hall at Elsenburg...

With Edri Vorster of the Mahela Group recently announced...

The United States Senate’s overwhelming 90–6 vote to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) through December 2028 delivers crucial relief to South Africa’s agricultural sector. While the extension must still clear the US House of Representatives and receive presidential assent, South Africa’s continued inclusion marks a decisive win for local farmers and agribusinesses. Background: How We Got Here Enacted in 2000, AGOA has provided duty-free access for duty-eligible Sub-Saharan African goods entering the US market for over two decades. However, recent diplomatic friction between Pretoria and Washington—alongside legislative proposals by US lawmakers to scrutinize South Africa’s eligibility—threatened to sever this preference. After AGOA’s initial lapse in late 2025 led...