GalleryThe 300-milligram globe skimmer rides monsoon winds 500 to 1,000 kilometres across the Indian Ocean to the Maldives and on to Africa, completing a cycle over four to five generations a year.
At Agbiz's annual information session in Pretoria, its economists explained how the Employment Services Amendment Bill would tighten rules on hiring foreign workers and raise penalties for employers, while trade data showed farm exports up 10 percent.
EnvironmentNearly half of Ambesavali village in Maharashtra's Beed district has left to find work as drought follows the October 2025 floods; the state has declared drought in 265 of its talukas.
The National Farmers' Federation says it was not consulted on Working Holiday Maker visa changes that include a ballot and caps on second- and third-year visas, warning that backpackers make up to 80 per cent of horticulture's peak harvest workforce, after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told the AB
