Wandile Sihlobo
South African citizen.
www.wandilesihlobo.com
- Fellow South Africans, We have foot-and-mouth disease in our cattle industry in various parts of our country. But, there are NO risks to consuming red meat or beef. Our food safety remains intact. Please carry on with your braais, beef stew, etc., folks. Thank you. -wandile
- Is there any benefit for South Africa’s agriculture in BRICS? www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFS2...
- The worrying drought in parts of the Eastern, Western and Northern Cape provinces of South Africa. open.substack.com/pub/wandile/...
- AGRICULTURAL WAGES 🇿🇦 South Africa’s statutory National Minimum Wage for 2026 will increase from R28.79 to R30.23 per hour, taking effect on 1 March 2026. This includes the agricultural workers.
- There is a lot of canola in the world market.
- The South African farmers likely planted about 2.67 million hectares of maize in the 2025-26 season, up 3% from the previous season. With the nice rains in some regions of the country, we are optimistic that we could have yet another good season. 1/
- And yes, these are still early days. We will know more as the season continues. 2/
- "Mr Xi has been waging a fierce war against graft since he took power in 2012, jailing thousands of officials and punishing millions of others." -- The Economist
- As we continue to receive good rains in most regions of South Africa, and too much rain in parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga, the southwestern regions of the Eastern Cape remain quite dry, and some agricultural activity is taking a hit. 1/
- We are now likely left with two months of summer rains. If the southwestern regions of the Eastern Cape and the Garden Route don’t get rain, we may have a very tough winter season. 2/
