Giel Swiegers’s Boer goats aren’t the farm’s main income, but by grazing once-unused slopes, they play a vital role in keeping his farm, Witrivier, resilient and productive.

The foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Eswatini, first reported in May 2025, has spread extensively across the country, affecting cattle and pigs, with only one region remaining virus-free.

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa has launched an investigation into the appropriate level of ...

Modern goose farming faces several challenges, including competition from cheaper poultry alternatives like chicken, ...

The Gauteng Provincial Government has escalated its response to the ongoing foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, describing the ...

Livestock farmers around the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) quarantine area near Gouda in the Western Cape are growing ...

South Africa has resumed sending foot-and-mouth disease field virus strains to the UK’s Pirbright Institute for the first time in more than a decade, marking a critical step in boosting outbreak ...

Malawi had a bumper tobacco year in 2025, selling more than 221 000t, up 66% year-on-year. Farmer’s Weekly spoke to the ...

Custom single-cab conversions offer practical solutions for safe storage and transport across a variety of industries and ...

Poor mobile signal in 2026 isn’t just inconvenient—it’s costly. Mines, hospitals, and hotels face safety, clinical, and ...

The future of South Africa’s beef industry took centre stage at the Red Meat Revolution Information Day in Pretoria on 21 January, where more than 260 producers, breeders, and specialists discussed ...

Consumer food price inflation held steady at 4,4% in December 2025, unchanged from November, but elevated meat prices ...