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The South African Tea That Almost Lost Its Own Name
A $10 trademark, a million-dollar legal battle and an indigenous crop that became a global export business.
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The $1,000 Sweater Starts in the Karoo
South Africa dominates the global mohair trade, but much of the industry's final value is captured further downstream. We follow the journey from Karoo goat to luxury sweater.
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The Logistics Tax on South African Farming
Broken railways and congested ports are quietly taxing South African agriculture. What freight reform could mean for farm margins, credit risk and where farming remains viable.
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Beyond Copper: Can the Lobito Corridor Reshape Southern Africa's Agricultural Economy?
A railway built for critical minerals could become something larger: a production corridor, but only if the first mile works.
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From Soil to Scent: The Hidden Agricultural Economy Behind Perfume
Perfume is sold as emotion, but produced through land, labour, chemistry, logistics and market power.