VIEWPOINT- FMD in Limpopo: South Africa's Disease Control Catastrophe Hits a New Low
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As December 2025 drags on, South Africa's foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak — already the worst in decades — has spread to Limpopo, a province whose remote, cattle-dense communal farming areas make it a perfect storm for uncontrolled transmission.
VIEWPOINT- Why Regenerative Agriculture Is the Best Long-Term Bet Farmers Can Make Today
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The real power of regenerative agriculture isn’t a slightly better harvest next season; it’s the creation of land that keeps making money even when everything else is falling apart.
WEEKEND-VIEWPOINT- Do City People Really Understand What South African Farmers Face?
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Most South Africans who live in towns and cities have never spent a night on a remote farm.
VIEWPOINT- Farmers are Frustrated about the slow pace of Foot and Mouth control.
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South African cattle farmers have indeed faced immense challenges from the ongoing Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak, which has persisted into late 2025 and caused billions in losses through culls, export bans, movement restrictions, and disrupted supply chains—particularly hitting dairy producers hardest in KwaZulu-Natal, where 180 of the 274 unresolved cases are concentrated.
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As 2025 wraps with bumper summer grains (20.2 million tonnes, +30% y/y) and robust exports (US$11.7 billion in nine months, +10%), South African agriculture enters 2026 with measured optimism.
WEEKEND-VIEWPOINT- We Need to Protect Our Habitat and Wildlife – Now More Than Ever
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The African Wildlife Foundation identifies habitat loss as the continent's top wildlife killer, with deforestation, river damming, and land conversion eroding ecosystems at an alarming rate.
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