South Africa accounts for more than 90% of Africa’s coal use, with domestic production exceeding 250 million tonnes annually ...

In terms of imports, South Africa’s agricultural imports declined by 5% to a value of $1.9bn compared to the previous quarter. The main contributors to this contraction were led by a sizable ...

In February 2025, the government of South Africa announced that all U.S.-based businesses were banned from operating in the country and that the African nation was halting all mining exports to ...

False. South Africa has not announced the suspension of U.S. businesses in the country, nor the halting of mineral exports to the U.S. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.

Coal exports from South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) rose 10% to 52.08 million metric tons in 2024, the highest in three years, amid signs of improving freight rail performance.

South African agricultural exports to Africa increased by 16% in the fourth quarter of last year (Q4 2024), compared with the Q4 2023, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) reported ...

A train derailment on South Africa’s main coal-export route will further reduce the country’s shipments of the fuel, which were already set to slide 14% this year. Coal exports were forecast ...

In February 2025, the government of South Africa announced that all U.S.-based businesses were banned from operating in the country and that the African nation was halting all mining exports to ...

South Africa's preferential exports have steadily increased since the start of preferential trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement on January 31, 2024, says Trade ...

South Africa’s thermal-coal exports are expected to drop as its main export hub faces growing competition and new cheaper energies proliferate, according to a U.S. research group.

However, red meat, poultry, milk and potato producers are sitting on stockpiles and struggling to shift their stock in the domestic market because of a dramatic drop in demand. The decline has been ...