South Africa is strengthening drought preparedness for the 2026/27 summer season as El Niño threatens hotter, drier ...

HEIDELBERG, South Africa — South Africa embarked on a mass vaccination of cattle on Friday to stem an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease that threatens to disrupt meat, dairy and livestock supplies ...

South Africa's rangelands have always had great value for the country. These areas offer more than just grazing for livestock. They provide services like purifying water, storing carbon and conserving ...

South Africa plans to vaccinate its entire herd of more than 7 million cattle in an effort to contain foot-and-mouth disease in the continent’s biggest beef producer. The campaign aims to inoculate ...

Namibia’s FMD outbreak could disrupt cattle imports and put pressure on South African beef prices if restrictions continue.

South Africa is targeting Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates to expand agricultural exports in a region that already buys about $1.3 billion of its farm products each year. Foot-and-mouth ...

Africa's small-scale farmers make up nearly 80% of all farms in the agriculture sector. In South Africa, there are about 2 million small-scale farmers, predominantly Black and based in the eastern ...

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 ...

Namibia’s FMD outbreak could disrupt cattle supplies to South Africa and put pressure on beef prices if restrictions persist.