Naledi Sikhakhane

The banana bunchy top virus has killed 3,000 plants at the KwaNyuswa Agricultural Farm since February 2025. The community-owned farm is reeling from a R500,000 revenue loss, threatening the livelihoods of 103 indirect beneficiaries.

Schools in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) have sounded the alarm, saying that the National Lotteries Commission has not honoured its commitment to them as part of the NLC’s “good causes” funding mandate. The National Lotteries Commission allocates a portion of the National Lottery revenue to non-profit organisations, schools and sports clubs to develop their facilities, giving out an average grant of R336,000. The schools say they are still awaiting the second payment tranche more than a year later.

The Belém Declaration urges human-centred climate action, targeting hunger, poverty and inequality, and is a call for substantial climate finance commitments.

After devastating floods in KwaZulu-Natal, the New Hanover community faces loss and displacement as rescue efforts continue for the missing and affected residents.

An Mpumalanga water access case has raised a question about whether the Human Rights Commission’s directives are legally binding. The commission seeks a proper constitutional interpretation of its powers within the framework of Chapter 9 institutions.

Curiosity, collaboration and a passion for discovering how the universe works have propelled this rising astrophysicist onto the global science scene – and it’s only the beginning.

The foot and mouth disease outbreak in KwaZulu-Natal is wreaking havoc on the dairy sector, which is responsible for 30% of South Africa’s milk production.

Findings from the Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor 2025 emphasise the need for trade reforms to enhance food security in Africa, with more than 20% of its population undernourished.

Low income households continue to make tough choices between nutritious food and filling food as food inflation fluctuates and the food basket remains unaffordable for many.

The FMD crisis has exposed longstanding weaknesses in South Africa’s animal health system. The Milk Producers’ Organisation says that to prevent future outbreaks, the dairy sector urgently needed a