
South Africa’s Protein Gap: Why Meat Imports Remain Essential
South Africa’s meat economy is often portrayed as one that should be self‑sufficient, yet the data tells a different story.

South Africa’s meat economy is often portrayed as one that should be self‑sufficient, yet the data tells a different story.

South Africa’s poultry market inquiry has technically advanced (mostly in gazettes and notices) while emerging farmers and consumers continue to

A recent special report celebrates Africa’s push toward domestic poultry production, with Gabon aiming to ban chicken imports by 2027

Chicken Imports in 2026: Separating Fact from Fiction Recent commentary has once again raised concerns about a supposed “surge” in

In a recent Freight News article, Francois Fouché, research fellow at the Centre for African Management and Markets at GIBS,

South Africa’s poultry sector is often described as robust and increasingly competitive, yet the national conversation around imports remains clouded

The United States has renewed the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for only one year, a sharp deviation from

By early 2026, South Africa’s poultry trade environment looks very different from what many analysts predicted a few years ago.

South Africa and Brazil deepened their agricultural partnership during a high-level seminar held in Pretoria on 10 December 2025. The

As global demand for premium beef, lamb, and poultry continues to rise, South Africa finds itself poised to capitalise on

Over the last several months, importers have been experiencing significant delays in the issuing of removal permits at Durban Port.

South Africa is faced with a major challenge: one out of every four children under five years old is affected