Proper visa handling will boost investment in SA
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A round-up of news updates, including SA's reasons for low voter turnout in the 2024 elections and the Food Indaba returns to Cape Town
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[TOP STORY] Farmers head to court over ‘catastrophic’ FMD handling
‘Just in the 2025/2026 year, we will lose R1.8 billion in revenue from the export industry. So that is why it is urgent at the moment,’ says Francois Rossouw, CEO at the Southern African Agri Initiative.
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Farmers take minister to court over FMD vaccine ban. Couples gain R4m offshore freedom after budget change. And homeowners are raising concerns about how complexes are managed.
[TOP STORY] Middle East crisis pressures SA trade, oil and rand
‘Shipping lines have begun to impose what is called war surcharge, which is roughly about R40 per carton of fresh fruit. That in percentage terms is something like 20% of their farm gate revenue,’ says Dr Iraj Abedian, founder and CEO of Pan-African Investment and Research Services.
Airport swoop halts suspected rhino horn kingpin fleeing SA
Widening Iran-Israel conflict puts regional supply chains at risk. And continental energy heavyweights gather in Cape Town for real solutions.
[TOP STORY] US tariff turmoil creates strategic opening for SA
‘I think really the solution for South Africa is to drive the African integration scheme, which has been floundering for a long time, here is the opportunity for South Africa to lead the continent,’ says Professor Rajneesh Narula, director of the Dunning Centre for International Business.