Report reveals R5.27bn blow to SA’s citrus exports in 2024
A new report by the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has revealed that inefficiencies in South Africa’s logistics system cost the citrus industry a staggering R5.27bn in 2024.
Mapping South Africa’s arms exports: trends, key markets, and regional demand
Paramount Maatla vehicles being assembled. South Africa’s long struggling defence industry has, in recent years, experienced somewhat of a revival. The National Conventional Arms Control Committee’s (NCACC’s) annual reports have
BMW SA plans to export the new X3 SUV to the US
‘Exclusive global producer’ means every plug-in hybrid BMW X3 SUV in the world is manufactured at BMW South Africa’s Rosslyn plant. Image: Supplied BMW South Africa plans to start exporting
US tariffs and rising global protectionism threaten South Africa’s $14 billion agricultural export market
With the implementation of tariffs on imports from China, Canada, and Mexico, the US under President Trump has shifted trade dynamics. Initially targeting China in 2018, the strategy now includes
Trump’s executive orders can negatively affect South Africa’s billion-dollar citrus and other fruit exports
South Africa is now firmly in the crosshairs of US President Donald Trump after he signed a surprise executive order last Friday (7 February, 2025) restricting all funding to the
South Africa regains market access for fresh apple exports to Thailand
The Republic of South Africa’s Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen announced that the country has regained market access for exportation of fresh apples from South Africa to the Kingdom of
Middle East investment key to expanding South Africa’s agricultural exports and infrastructure
Given fragmented trade dynamics and South Africa’s pursuit to diversify exports, the Middle East emerges as a region of interest. The Economist article titled “The Gulf’s scramble for Africa is
Mining Indaba: Africa must shift to local mineral processing amid US trade aggression
South Africa’s Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, speaks at the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town on Monday. Credit: Henry Lazenby Africa must process its
Ford South Africa Achieves Sales and Exports Growth Despite Market Declining
recorded encouraging growth in both its domestic sales and its export volumes in 2024, despite both segments declining year-on-year. Having launched a raft of exciting new models over the past
South Africa’s weather and logistics issues drive citrus export decline in 2024
The 2024 citrus export campaign from the southern hemisphere did not align with previous growth trends, largely due to South Africa’s performance. As the primary exporter, contributing two-thirds of the