Namibia and South Africa are now shipping their table grapes to the European market, while the North American market is mainly supplied by Peru, Chile and California.

In October this year, police in the Western Cape announced that provincial detectives had arrested two suspects on drug trafficking charges during a raid at a business park in the suburb of Ottery.

 A early half of South Africa’s Protea flowering plant species face extinction, with some wild populations having dwindled to a single individual, such as the Kraaifontein spiderhead, and others, like the Swartland sugarbush, hanging on by a thread. 

During the lockdown in March, the demand for oranges went through the roof; a market development from which the southern hemisphere benefited the most.

The global macadamia market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.8% during the forecast period (2020-2025).

Use of antibiotics is under heightened scrutiny due to the increased prevalence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens.