Ministers of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development and the Deputy Minister in the Presidency engage with farmers following a march ...

Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Farai Mtero, a senior researcher from the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) at the University of the Western Cape, to discuss the recent separation of ...

A year after calling for the release of 2.5 million hectares of state-held land, Wandile Sihlobo says South Africa must move ...

Wandile Sihlobo is the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) and a member of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC). The latest policy discussion ...

South Africa’s land reform programme like never before. From the enactment of the Expropriation Act to persistent ...

South Africa has a thriving wildlife economy – enterprises like trophy and meat hunting, ecotourism, live wildlife sales and game meat production. Over the past few decades private (predominantly ...

Governments can build credibility over time through consistent commitment to implementing policies efficiently and effectively. South Africa hasn’t done well on this score. As a result of the poor ...

There are a few critical policy areas that could have significant positive spinoffs to South Africa’s agricultural growth if implemented effectively. The prioritisation of implementation itself would ...

Some rural and township property is a growing investment class where there is no recognition of the homeowners' wealth and no ...

Wandile Sihlobo is the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz), and also a member of the South African President's Economic Advisory Council (PEAC). Johann Kirsten ...

South Africa has a thriving wildlife economy - enterprises like trophy and meat hunting, ecotourism, live wildlife sales and game meat production. Government policy considers the sector key to ...

Over the past few decades, private (predominantly white) farmers have converted millions of hectares once reserved for livestock into game ranches. These enterprises generate profits and jobs while ...