All Namibia articles
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NewsSouth African table grape season starts with promising outlook
South Africa’s new table grape season shows promising early signs with favourable growing conditions across all five production regions and expectations of nearly 80mn cartons, while port improvements at Cape Town Container Terminal are set to enhance export logistics
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NewsFruitnet Berry Congress returns to London
Leading global event for the berry business brings a broad array of supply chain partners – including retailers and suppliers – together for two days of talks, networking and study tours
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NewsNamibia-South Africa ‘tomato war’ threatens regional trade flows
A dispute over tomato export permits has escalated tensions between Namibia and South Africa, with 3,000 tonnes of Namibian tomatoes at risk just weeks before the crucial table grape season begins
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NewsSouthern African grape growers confident ahead of new season
Southern African grape growers are expressing confidence ahead of the new season following a successful 2024/25 export campaign, with good weather conditions supporting vineyard development after winter
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NewsGlobal blueberry leaders gather in Cape Town for IBO Summit
The International Berry Organization Summit opens in Cape Town this week, bringing together global blueberry players as Southern African producers seek new market opportunities and regional cooperation
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NewsNew variety boosts South Africa’s early season blueberry business
Blueberry growers in South Africa and Zimbabwe have started harvesting the 2025 crop, with good demand locally and overseas
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NewsSouthern African grape growers weigh up new cultivar options
Winter marks a period of introspection for South African table grape producers, with big decisons to be made
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NewsSouthern African grape season ends on a high
The Southern Hemisphere table grape season has been described as “the most pleasant in years”
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News“Significant increase” in grape shipments through Walvis Bay
Focus on shipments of Namibian grapes through Walvis Bay this season has benefited export logistics
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NewsNamibia ends “one of its best” table grape seasons
While the crop was slightly down on the forecast, Namibia’s table grape season has finished on a high
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NewsInnovation vital for grapes during uncertain times
Present challenges demand innovation, according to Rafi Karniel, CEO and chairman of Grapa Varieties, whose grapes aim for both excellent taste and high resilience to extreme weather
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NewsNew red Arra varieties have Namibia talking
Grapa says recent field days in the country highlighted the promise of new red Arra varieties
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NewsCapespan welcomes new port setup as new-season grapes set sail
Company says strategy of using Port of Walvis Bay for shipments from Namibia and Orange River could be extended to other fruit exports
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NewsMSC adds grape service from Southern Africa to Europe
Eastern Cape Express to link Namibia and South Africa with Benelux and UK ports from first week of January 2025
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NewsCapespan boss explains Namibia grape move
MD Charl du Bois tells Lucentlands how a new joint venture ownership model will help it achieve further growth
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NewsFirst significant volumes of Namibian grapes leave for Europe
The first container shipments left Cape Town last weekend
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NewsNew ownership model for Capespan’s Namibia grape venture
South African exporter has extended its commercial partnership with table grape supplier NGC to 2045
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NewsNamibia's table grape export campaign to begin
Small volumes will start moving next week, with shipments through the port of Walvis Bay expected to increase this year
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NewsLogistical issues persist for South African stonefruit exporters
Improvements at ports are expected but this may come too late in the stonefruit season
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NewsRuby Rush shines in Southern Africa trials
Sugrafiftythree, a new early red seedless grape variety to be branded as Ruby Rush, seems to offer new commercial opportunities for growers