Daily MaverickWed 11 Nov, 16:56
Sihlobo: SA farming has more than doubled in value since 1994
Agbiz chief economist Wandile Sihlobo says farmers are diversifying into citrus and the sector has more than doubled in value and volume since 1994.
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Daily MaverickWed 11 Nov, 17:18
Sihlobo: GMOs lifted maize yields from 2.5 to 6.57 tons a hectare
Agbiz chief economist Wandile Sihlobo defends GMO crops, saying higher yields let SA plant less land and protect the climate.
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Daily MaverickWed 11 Nov, 17:07
El Niño drought will hit SA beef farmers hardest, not consumers
Agbiz chief economist Wandile Sihlobo says SA has ample maize, but cattle farmers face culling and blocked exports as El Niño bites.
2:47
Daily MaverickMon 9 Nov, 17:20
Baobabs left baking in Durban car park three months after seizure
Daily Maverick hosts say five protected baobabs seized in July were still lying cut and unprotected in October while the legal fight plays out.
1:57
Daily MaverickMon 9 Nov, 17:34
Wildlife smuggling is the world's fourth-biggest illicit trade, and rats may help
Journalist Tony Carney says environmental smuggling is worth about $21bn a year and describes Tanzanian-trained rats that sniff out contraband in containers.
2:57
Daily MaverickMon 9 Nov, 17:30
Smuggled baobabs may be bound for ex-Georgian PM's private park
Journalist Tony Carney links five Limpopo baobabs found in Durban to Bidzina Ivanishvili's botanical park, after a similar Kenyan export.
2:52
Daily MaverickFri 6 Nov, 10:49
Trump told voters to 'pretend I'm on the ballot', and they did
Daily Maverick's Mondli Makhanya says the US midterm result was a personal repudiation of Trump, who toured his ballroom as results came in.
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Daily MaverickFri 6 Nov, 10:58
Defeat sinks in at ANC desk as national and local blame each other
Daily Maverick's Mondli Makhanya describes glum ANC leaders at the results centre and a looming blame game between national and local structures.
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