- 13 May 2023
- EFT Reporter
Sugar industry set for major recovery
A graph with the projected growth. By Phephile Motau The sugar industry is set for a major recovery with the 2023/24 financial year forecasted to be a recovery period for…
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- 11 May 2023
- EFT Reporter
Analysis-North Africa backslides toward swirling debt troubles
Supporters of Tunisia’s President Kais Saied carry national flags and banners during a rally to demonstrate their support for him in Tunis, Tunisia. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui/File Photo By Marc Jones LONDON…
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- 9 May 2023
- EFT Reporter
El Nino poses high risks to food security
By Phephile Motau The Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) says the El Nino oceanographic phenomenon which is forecast in June 2023 is a key driver of…
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- 4 May 2023
- EFT Reporter
WFP says $13 million-14 million worth of food looted in Sudan
Sudanese refugees who fled the violence in their country, gather for food given by the World Food Programme (WFP) near the border between Sudan and Chad, in Koufroun, Chad. REUTERS/Mahamat…
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- 4 May 2023
- EFT Reporter
US’s AGOA market profitless for Eswatini
Textile workers in a factory. By Phephile Motau Eswatini is not taking full advantage of the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA). The country, according to a report by the US…
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- 4 May 2023
- EFT Reporter
Latest food insecurity report paints a gloomy picture of Southern Africa
An illustration on food security By Ntombi Mhlongo The latest data on the number of people experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity and requiring urgent livelihood assistance paints a…
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- 3 May 2023
- EFT Reporter
EU pumps in E16.3 million for renewables study
Solar panels as more and more people turn to renewable energy. By Phephile Motau The European Union has availed a grant of up to E16.3 million for a study on…
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- 30 April 2023
- EFT Reporter
Horn of Africa drought not possible without climate change – study
A man walks past carcasses of cows in Kura Kalicha camp for the people internally displaced by drought near Das town, Oromiya region, Ethiopia. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo By Gloria Dickie…
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- 27 April 2023
- EFT Reporter
Stubborn inflation adds more woes to cash-strapped consumers
Inflation keeps rising, hitting consumers hard in the pockets. Picture: Pexels. By Sifiso Sibandze Since 2020, following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, consumers were plunged into the red and…
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- 27 April 2023
- EFT Reporter
Global rice shortage driving up prices
Prices of rice have gone up as a shortage hits the world. Picture: Pexels. By Khulile Thwala From China to the United States to the European Union (EU), rice production…
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