Botswana’s ongoing foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) crisis is putting increasing pressure on the country’s beef industry, with at least 6,600 cattle stranded at two large private feedlots and calls growing for government support. South Africa’s Department of Agriculture says it has not received a formal request from the Botswana government to assist with accepting, slaughtering or ...

Africa’s agricultural sector is entering a period of profound transformation, driven by climate change, market volatility and growing demand for food production. As these pressures intensify, traditional approaches to agricultural financing are increasingly proving inadequate, prompting calls for more innovative and resilient funding models. The issue has gained prominence across Southern Africa, where farmers, agribusinesses ...

Tourists take photos as a lion lounges by the road at Rietspruit Game Reserve in South Africa’s Limpopo Province.[Photo by Edith Mutethya/China Daily] Limpopo Province is fast emerging as one of Africa’s most compelling ecotourism destinations, offering travelers a unique blend of rich biodiversity, cultural heritage, and sustainable tourism experiences. As global travel trends shift ...

Agriculture leaders in South Africa have raised concerns over Botswana’s recurring bans on fresh produce imports, warning that unpredictable trade restrictions are disrupting regional agricultural markets and making export planning increasingly difficult. Industry representatives say the stop-start nature of the restrictions undermines trade stability within the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), which includes South Africa, ...

BMG – an authorised distributor for over 50 years of Bijur Delimon lubrication systems – supplies and supports the full range of manual and fully automated lubrication equipment throughout Southern and Central Africa. Five-decade partnership delivers dependable lubrication solutions. “Through this partnership – which has been in place since1974 – we are able to offer ...

By Brandon Moss/Agrifocus Africa  Botswana has been flagged as one of the country’s most vulnerable to escalating drought conditions, according to a joint report released this week by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the US National Drought Mitigation Center. The study, which analyzed climate trends across sub-Saharan Africa, warns that prolonged ...

Published: July 11, 2025 Written by AgriFocus Africa Editorial Team In a strategic move that promises to reshape Southern Africa’s energy map, Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery is preparing to construct high-capacity fuel storage tanks in Walvis Bay, Namibia. These tanks—designed to hold a staggering 1.6 million barrels of petrol and diesel—will serve as a distribution ...

Botswana has removed its restriction on fresh vegetable imports from South Africa, addressing challenges in meeting local demand through domestic production alone. The ban, initially implemented in 2022, was lifted in two stages: the first in December of the previous year and the second at the beginning of April. According to Dipepeneneng Serage, a deputy ...

Ban lifted on South Africa export of vegetables to Botswana Western Cape MEC for Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Dr Ivan Meyer, has welcomed the lifting of the ban on vegetable exports to Botswana. This is after the previous administration of Botswana, led by President Mokgweetsi Masisi, imposed a ban on South African produce to support domestic farmers and ...

In a hot and sunny November afternoon in temperatures reaching 30C, Siphiwe Sithole is busy sorting a customer’s order of bambara beans on her farm in Laezonia, South Africa. Sithole’s farm is about 15 kilometres from the administrative capital Pretoria. It specialises in “indigenous” South African crops – a catch-all term referring both to native ...