Botswana and Namibia ban import of SA produce: Agri SA's Christo van der Rheede.

[@mel-b7193]

As a a Namibian ,I think its a great move.we've been relying on South Africa for food since independence..but now we have an increase of the youth interested in Agriculture/horticulture and we started producing our own food ,therefore it makes sense that we banned some Agri products from South Africa cos we want to be self-reliant.

[@rockrabbit253]

So should SA become independent of Namibia and ban food imports from them ? The whole world relies on trading between countries.

[@mel-b7193]

@@rockrabbit253 south Africa doesn't import that much food from Namibia...Its the other way around..we import almost everything from S.A ...from food, clothes,electricity, etc.(1.8 billion shipped to S.A annually )S.A mostly only imports Beef, beer,Gold,Bovine from Namibia.(speaking under correction..though I think I'm correct.)

[@m.n.k8535]

@Mel-B But one can Argue that in terms of Trade SA can also do the Same to Namibia and Botswana by banning curtain imports and trade more with Zimbabwe and Mozambique thus losing a Neighbour to do Trade with

[@salmiuushona5709]

I am Namibian but, I am not gonna lie to anyone, I prefer South African products because are more fresh, especially their potatoes, tomatoes,etc etc. Just being honest for many many years. I do n't think it's a smart move at all.

[@heatmompati]

@@salmiuushona5709 let the ban go on a little longer, Namibia will produce much fresher products.

[@sidneymetutjokavari5640]

I want to speak under correction on this matter, am a Namibian and been working with agencies that control agro and horticultuere products. There is no absolute ban of SA products but what we are trying to do is to get our local farmers to also have a share of the market. We close borders for products already available in our country, which is a very fair game. We need to protect our local markets we can't just be flooded with SA products. SA import our beef and mutton because they need our meat. If we have produce in our country why import. We also need to grow and benefit.

[@ollievw3450]

I understand your sentiment, but protecting an industry does not necessarily help the consumers of a country. If products become more expensive because they are produced less efficiently or if certain home market producers abuse their protected status, then only consumers will stand to lose. Perhaps the better solution would be to help local farmers to improve their production methods with education and such.

[@neptunia4551]

I was about to ask ...is it a Ban or simply a matter of "your products are not needed anymore". Well done Countries. Hopefully we(RSA) also learn from this and cut Dependence on some Western imports

[@patiencetarisaisantana347]

Great move guys

[@MichaelVumile-jb3lb]

Qaulity is not the same consumers must have a choice , I like coconut from Mozambique,

[@nyoni_tour6677]

It's great but why not find other alternatives like he said it's time to export out of the country while in countries like the west are issued tariffs you should try to export your products like to China or the US and work together with RSA

[@mariomashaba1877]

Honestly their economy isn't bad at all they can stand for themselves,it shows how their economy is growing

[@idaerasmus9617]

Yes. SA bullied Namibia for years and years with our fish sources, etc. Now drink of your own medicine Sir, you dish out so eloquently.

[@lopangletsebe2623]

In Botswana we imposed those bans because we want to produce for ourselves, we were struggling during lockdowns when borders were closed because we depend on imports from you

[@fananelsonmbambo9040]

That's great my brother, Botswana is still South Africa as well as Namibia, Swaziland and Lesotho not all these talkative mumus from Zimbabwe and Nigeria, i wish you all the best in Botswana and Namibia

[@Og8821]

Only fare that we also ban imports from Bots and Namibia…

[@machibamaime4095]

@@fananelsonmbambo9040 No.that's not great.A ban is confrontational by nature.They should abide by the agreement and not act according to YT trolls.

[@malibongwe3491]

@@fananelsonmbambo9040 don't be rude Zimbabwe is still our neighbor

[@mopailothatelo583]

You cannot just take unilateral decisions when you have signed regional trade agreements. You engage with your trading partners about your intentions, rather than taking populist and radical decisions, that could potentially isolate you in the long run or take you to the WTO for failing to honour your trade agreements.

[@Chartjournal316]

I see nothing wrong here. Botswana and Namibia should develop capacities to feed their nations independently with non dependency on South Africa. Not only on SA Produce but in other industries in future

[@willkrummeck]

they cant brother, i have studied the climate form the last 300 million years give or take 50million.

[@angolaangola2231]

most of those agricultural products that are banned from entering namibia we produce them here. why should we import things that we produce in our country. we can import what we do not have but not we have arleady.

[@Chartjournal316]

@Roiyen-William Thys Hey healthy debate here please. No need to patronize anyone or name call. Countries are finding different ways to sustain themselves where they can and that should be embraced, these are applauded developments and are only frowned upon by a few. Well done to those 2 countries, they are changing the lives of their people by encouraging home grown produce. Whats wrong with that? You speak of ports and harbours as if any country can survive on its own, you can build them all you want but you need other countries to use them as well as you do.

[@rockrabbit253]

Nothing wrong in developing your own agriculture . However , banning cuts out competition and leads to higher prices. It also leads to retaliatory measures which won't help anyone. What you should be doing is providing assistance to farmers that want to produce such crops in terms of financing and education.

[@kabzaify]

@@rockrabbit253 Maybe we should annex the Northern Cape, annexed from us by the Cape colony in 1859.

[@bhekikriel5000]

South Africa is selfish, in that she invokes SACU protocols when it suits only them. Keep it up Namibia and Botswana.

[@sagittariussurge5565]

That's very true

[@lizowilliam013]

you mentioned South Africa's exports to Botswana and Namibia (both over 200M rand) but how much is the imports from them?

[@tshepangramasankate346]

South Africa has been enjoying an Oligopolistic advantage for SACU trade. HYUNDAI came and launched in Botswana for manufacturing vehicles. South Africa demanded closure of the plant and moved it to themselves. The same happened for Volvo and Peugeot. South Africa used their populations and technological advancement to shut those automotive industry opportunities. In the front of Agricultural exports, South Africa is grandstanding here. Every country is only as powerful as its export capacity in international trade. SACU has offered vantage to South African monopolies and they benefited from the underdevelopment of Southern Africa. In fact, the thrift of South African business is based squarely on the misfortunes of SADC countries, and this is used by South Africa to buttress positioning toward a Big Brother mentality. We benefit from South Africa as consumers, and they benefit from us as traders. They have gone further to proliferate products through chain store engineering. Our local products , except measly fresh produce, hardly ever land in any of the South African chain stores in our country. You have protected your chain store commodities in patronage to your backward integration, and hardly any of it collaborates with our produce. We even have to buy matches and toilet paper from you. I guess next you shall tell us we can't wipe ourselves without you. Such horrendous diatribe... Because of your production capacity push, you afford cheaper prices. You push large volumes and dump them in a way that disables our economies from taking off. We are starting now what you have been doing for a few centuries. We can't continue to be an economic vassal and an ideological colony. You are not looking for equality. You are seeking in this video to economically patronize us. Posterity will deem us fools who watched a whole future disappear because this man has hurled some threats. We are alive to the fact that we hold the future of our children I the decisions we make. We know you have friends who can engineer poverty for us. That's why you mock Zimbabweans due to their political misfortunes. We must come to the table and discuss this having been equally empowered to share discussions. You are trade partners, not trade parents of disabled children. We are developing comparable competencies for ourselves. I say this with clarity, knowing fully well I am a Motswana with very strong South African roots. I also have South Africans in my family and immediate genealogy, but I don't take nicely on threats.

[@sisterssummit9479]

Well articulated

[@MichaelVumile-jb3lb]

Its start of trade war. Started by Botswana and Namibia.

[@phonecharger6789]

As a 🇿🇦 I support this 👏👏👏if they want to go for it ,we will always be partners 🇿🇦+Botswana Namibia 🇳🇦 ❤️❤️❤️

[@ackmoremuguti2108]

U left Zimbabwe brother

[@Tom_Son]

Botswana want to grow its horticultural sector, create employment for the youth. We are still the biggest trading partner to South Africa. But our farmers are upcoming and we have to support them by restricting imports. There's nothing awful about that. Covid-19 when RSA closed boarders, we suffered.

[@Tom_Son]

@@libertysumai7809 really? Who is? Kindly reference your source.

[@real_electronatorbotswana857]

Amen

[@ben33584]

Well put sir 👏 covid 19 was a wake up call for most countries...the same goes for the Russia Ukraine conflict..

[@innocentgoitseone3715]

@Nicky Klue show evidence. Or stop lying.

[@nangolomalima3778]

During covid South Africa panicked and was considering banning experts of pharmaceutical products. Both Namibia and Botswana learned an important lesson. Next should be the pharmaceutical industry.

[@Biobele]

Exports*

[@Kholmi.28]

I think this a great. It'll encourage self-sufficiency as a country. South Africa can also learn to support more local produce in other areas.

[@ricardosabubi6430]

When truck drivers strike in south Africa they don't care that we depended on them for food and again the covid lockdowns have taught Botswana and Namibia to produce their own food.

[@jobnelsonkisaka1261]

Better still, this encourages Namibia and Botswana to boost their own agroprocessing industry otherwise if they continue serving as market provinces of South Africa, their industries will never grow. These are sovereign nations with keen interest to grow their own industries and create jobs for their youth. South African farmers and industrialists must understand this.

[@mabhodlelajj1195]

Again another example of other african countries putting themselves and their people before anything,something that south africa must learn to do as well.

[@carloscogueso8363]

My cousins tried to bring produce from Mozambique and they were told that their crops are already in S.A therefore not allowed in. This shows that ever country has a limit in what they can take.

[@kapunda6741]

That is the same policy in Namibia.

[@lsmedia7375]

Did the news anchor just said; let's hope sanity does prevail soon ?. Does he even know why those countries did that ?. SA is now starting to show real signs of European Countries and USA and their thinking process.

[@onika_k]

Yup. Our Media is captured too 🇿🇦

[@zachariahkwada9988]

@@onika_k Journalist sounds very below average

[@mpram5522]

The journalist is not talking for SA. He is Zimbabwean

[@lu881]

What do you mean

[@chileshemulenga8790]

Kindly check the oxford dictinionary the journalist correctly and vividly used it on the right sentence grammatically in relation to the whole speech

[@Donmarcusiano]

tbh, this is actually great for those countries, there's no need to react with harsh measures. Those governments chose to prioritise their people, egos aside.

[@mabhodlelajj1195]

SA must do the same as well to products that come from these countries

[@landslordmukhabela6122]

Lets start growing in our yards and also ban ourselves from this unjustified enrichment of established industries in SA.

[@after-lifeadvice7067]

Yes, true, very true. We are continuously supporting industries that always put us at risk of things like listeriosis and other public health issues. And they always threaten to shut down when black people talk about land, because most companies are owned by the farmers as well

[@billtev9846]

Billions of gallons of fresh water are spilled into the ocean at the mouth of the Congo, Investors from Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe must create a joint think tank to fund a 1000 km water pipeline that will feed into these farming systems.

[@rodgerspalai5056]

They Must!

[@billtev9846]

@@rodgerspalai5056 They must my brother, just imagine we can regreen vast forests in Bots and Namibia plus create one of the greatest farming regions in Africa, if not the world.

[@seimela]

1000km only for farming ? thats not wise

[@billtev9846]

@@seimela Farming is part of what you will do with water, industry, drinking, forestation, mining, real estate...etc This list is endless.

[@gskilly8962]

Why taking the waters of Congo while they have the mighty Zambezi in their proximity?

[@tamaramlazie1711]

There is nothing strange about this. This is a welcome move for us in Botswana. Our governments are putting our needs first.It's creating jobs and we are now self sufficient. Just find markets for your products and stop crying foul. If you ban our beef we'll also find markets elsewhere. The bulk of our meat goes to the European Union anyways.... Countries do this all the time. Just like what happened in Indonesia. It's just business, nothing personal.

[@ProsperNyawuza]

As a South African, I believe a healthy dose of humility is in order... We can't chastise the US and the collective West for wanting to impose their will on us and then turn around and do the same to our neighbours. I say more power to Botswana and Namibia! The more you diversify and develop your own agricultural production capacity the better! We may even see food prices decrease on our side due to supply surplus. *Botswana, please keep your meat coming... Y'all know what you're doing when it comes to beef!

[@sedibose7091]

Thanx Nyauza. Even the sector in SA is extremely skewed for some sector of the society&he is not addressing that reality. If SACU laws doesn’t protect Infant Enterprises in these small economies or even some SA provinces, then it means we are in trouble. SA whining to supply minute BW&NAM with spinach, potatoes and tomatoes, that’s not ambition for a competitive SADC? Incredible! Let’s develop a sustainable strategy as a Region, together as SADC...the block is well resourced and we need visionary leadership/strategy. Not just for Agriculture but for all sectors&must be purposed for the development of the Region and it’s people to ensure sustainability and prosperity for all. Didn’t get that from the interview, it sounds more like the old SA mentality...partisan& patronising in my humble opinion!

[@10yeartimeline]

This is a normal trade dispute. These things happen as part trade negotiations. No need for all this anger and jealousy towards each other. No country can survive without trading with others. The governments will come to an agreement.

[@charlesscott4722]

@Roiyen-William Thys Can you please provide me with a link about South Africa being $100b stronger during isolation. Because based on the data i'm seeing from WB, SA hit its peak in 2011

[@tyronebell8205]

@@charlesscott4722 yes I'm also getting the same data as you Roiyen-William just made up those facts.

[@traceydumase]

@@tyronebell8205 When patriotism is meshed with delusion😅

[@obahchidi7646]

Positive understanding of the situation. All stake holders should sit to resolve the bottle necks. African needs Africans to grow en develope. So it is in Europe en America

[@tshephogaogane8620]

South Africa still exports goods to the value of R 30 billion while Botswana exports to South Africa is worth R300 million. The trade imbalance is huge.Nobody is mentioning that.

[@ViolaLottering]

Well done....Zimbabwe please can we follow suit.

[@JeffJulio]

its called self sufficiency

[@phenyomokgethi4788]

We won't depend on SA forever , we also need to grow our own markets

[@fananelsonmbambo9040]

It's not depending, it's trading unlike Zimbabwe and Nigeria who trade with their talkative kwerekwere

[@ZomziWeAfrika]

But most of you are in SA you are still depending

[@malibongwe3491]

@@fananelsonmbambo9040 don't be stupid wena maan

[@fananelsonmbambo9040]

@@malibongwe3491 you are the stupid who engage on kwerekwere drugs peddling, i know mumus like you who sell drugs to childrens like to act smart, thinking that we are all drug addicts and prostitutes that you fool everyday

[@chileshemulenga8790]

@@fananelsonmbambo9040 and you a talkative hotenttot

[@innocentoteng7668]

Botswana and Namibia would like to achieve their own food security. Diversification of our economies cannot be done with continued somewhat complete dependence on SA. The speaker keeps contradicting himself by quoting Sacu undertaking to the effect that these countries wanted to be globally competitive. This can't happen if SA is the only one that benefits. SA is not the only recipient of MEATS from Namibia and Botswana

[@masogakekana1606]

The success of our SADC partners makes a massive boost to the region. I am proud of you and I wish you overwhelming success!!!! Tomorrow we become key players in global food security 🇿🇦 Those that fall behind will be "forced" into Prosperity.

[@udatesmart9985]

This is what they all should do , to be great as well

[@Theforexblueprint675]

More is yet to come this is just the beginning of South Africa’s struggles with other African countries you have chosen to fight your African countries that helped you become who you are today now Watch them take everything away from you one Africa one love #proud Africa Zambian

[@fananelsonmbambo9040]

We never beg food in foreign countries like you kwerekwere, even during apartheid our fathers with us had huge fields for every food before ANC criminals came from hiding like you talkative kwerekwere, so mind your useless jungle satanism countries, South Africans don't jump crocodile infested rivers to beg food in foreign countries like you stupid kwerekwere

[@tumizasation]

Another bitter african.

[@patrickjacobs8417]

We can look after ourselves thank you. Why are running to SA then?

[@ZomziWeAfrika]

You are waiting for our downfall keep waiting

[@MusehanaH]

That you hosted a few political exiles does not mean we mut carry the whe of Africa on our backs...We have been doing so for years and no improvements anywhere in Africa

[@JesusisLord78]

Sacu should be scrapped it only benefits south african farmers. How will Namibia and Botswana be able to grow thier own agriculture industries? All main supper markets (pick n pay, shoprite, spar ect , in these countries are south african.

[@jameskillu9171]

how long does it take to learn how to produce tomatoes

[@fananelsonmbambo9040]

@@jameskillu9171 why are you in South Africa if know how to plant tomatoes, your problem you talk too much for nothing, South Africans don't buck in foreign countries like you useless talkative kwerekwere

[@patrickjacobs8417]

Not clever. SAis not benefitting. Majority of income goes to other countries. Look at the figures.

[@agrid2608]

lol South Africa literally subsidised 30% of both Namibia & Botswana's annual budget through SACU. Scrapping SACU would make Botswana &Namibia much poorer. Back to reality.

[@mmm0404]

@@agrid2608 yes it will , but only for a while . When each country starts producing to meet it's needs/demands ,the benefits will be clear in the long term. That's what both these countries want , long term job creation . Do you know that these subsidiaries are only ment to enslave other SACU members to South Africa.. Do you think you are helping anyone with them ?

[@Ms-rh3ie]

Its about time countries produced their own foods to eat and export, No one has benefited from the South african commercial farmers only themselves and their familes, for so many years there has been no change to the workers or the common man in south africa, all profits just benefit the owners. Please let the african countries produce their own products, that includes vegetables and fruits. SA has monopolised Africa for far too long. Every country should do the same, barn imports from south africa if you can produce it, Also shoprite should not import from south africa only from local farmers, zambia has done this, lets impower the local farmers. What has been going on with SADC, AN,WHO IMF ETC, is not FAIR TRADE its FRAUD TRADE. Africa is rising so lets consentrate on changing our continent To what we want it to be not to be imposed on by greedy business men. 🗣👌🙌👍🏾💯💥

[@pauluszumah6396]

The title should be; Namibia and Botswana decides to self-produce Agri products...

[@marekamokwana5617]

You have truly earned my respect... "Ban" is a very strong term. It sounds intense. Neocolonialism ideology! THE TITTLE SHOULD BE: "Namibia and Botswana decides to self-produce Agri products..." 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@marekamokwana5617]

I wish I can put five more likes to the kind of thinking you have PAULUS ZUMAH! That's a civil thinking!

[@babalwandamase9509]

Great news all Southern countries should build their economies it will create jobs in their countries and stop flocking to SA

[@fananelsonmbambo9040]

Only Namibia and Botswana can do that, Zimbabwe will grow their big wet hippopotamus mouths only, look at Zambian and Kenyan elections, they voted wisely because they don't talk too much like Zimbabweans and Nigerians

[@ZomziWeAfrika]

Exactly I hope they go build their countries and leave SA

[@tutotutot5193]

you only welcome our thieves in SA not hardworkers. all muderous in Botswana jump the boarder into SA where they are set free because of your european laws

[@peacekwenda8299]

Yes and create unemployment in SA because those companies will reduce workers because there will be no demand for them and also those truck drivers will loose their jobs .

[@peacekwenda8299]

@@ZomziWeAfrika stop these nonsense so you think they closed their country to come here so you think no people in Botswana

[@karimmoorad4128]

Please tell it is as it is. Botswana banned importation of these items from everywhere not just SA. Botswana needs to produce it's own food. We suffered during lockdowns when we couldn't get basic everyday items

[@mopailothatelo583]

Botswana Immigration implemented xenophobic and draconian border control measures during the lockdown. Truck drivers were expected to spend four to five days in quarantines. You guys seem to suffer from short memory. it is the very South African truck associations and ZA government that pleaded with your government to release truck drivers to deliver essentials.

[@traceydumase]

@@mopailothatelo583 This👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@godfreynkandela1674]

@Roiyen-William Thys No one will ban imports from any other african country but South Africa.As Xnophobia in Africa was born there and is still practiced there. You chase worthless, penyless refugees out of your country and we will chase South African Corporate and profitable companies out of our countries too. Lets see who wins battle in the end - lets see.

[@gedenironald8635]

You must remember this, Botswana and Namibia are developing fast, growing fast economically and they are safe and their citizens and high level of patriotism. South Africa is well on its way to not only be irrelevant but become a banana republic.

[@fananelsonmbambo9040]

We are already a banana kwerekwere under ANC EFF and DA criminals

[@udatesmart9985]

And u must be happy

[@gedenironald8635]

@@udatesmart9985 Yes, SA is governed and led by clowns, Black South Africans are fed by the white man and heavily rely on the white man for their very survival.

[@gedenironald8635]

@Roiyen-William Thys What are you talking about, Black South Africans have no say in the economy, the issues here are between white people and Namibia, LOL. You eat tonight because of white people in SA because they control the food chain. The ANC doesn't care about you, they use your vote for power and to enrich themselves. Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, Rwanda and Senegal have been growing at above 6% annually on a consistent bases, South Africa has a 60% youth unemployment, every state entity is collapsing from Eskom to SAA, what nonsense are you on about. You have no power in Africa, you have no balls to even talk to Swaziland a country that depends on you for everything but for some reason you think you can deal with Botswana and Namibia countries that can afford to deal with SA.

[@calvinpurdy2668]

While the ANC is in power, the outcome is inevitable. Let's hope the 2024 election turns the tide of this insane destruction of what once was the most powerful and prosperous country on the African continent. Personally, I'm not holding my breath.

[@mositolekhooana2157]

Did Botswana and Namibia resort to other countries for the same goods? If so it's a bad idea, if not that shows growth for the two countries.

[@mel-b7193]

No we want to buy from and support our local farmers..theres no hard feelings..we just can't keep importing things that we already grow here..Namibia is one of South Africa biggest trading partner..70% of all retail shops are South African companies..we imported over 60% of Agri products from S.A..we buy half of our electricity from South Africa etc..I think its only fair if we start doing our own things as well..it would make SADC more powerful and food prices will go down in South Africa..so its actually a win-win!

[@augustekangwe6364]

thank you

[@kapunda6741]

This is only partly true. WE only ban imports on certain goods at a certain time of the year. Not always. We can only produce potatoes and onions for about 2 months per year. the rest of the time we must import from SA.. Most of our maize come from SA. I am a farmer and we get a bulletin every two weeks on what is banned. Mr. van Rheede should tell the whole truth. our production costs is also almost 25 percent higher. All our fertilizer, seed, insecticides comes from South Africa. Much more expensive here than there. Our government only closes the border when there is too much of a product here. Almost all our fruit comes from South Africa. We cannot compete when it comes to South Africa as we cannot produce in such huge quantities and our horticultural business is now at its infant stages. Without SOME of these PARTIAL bans at a CERTAIN time of year our farmers will go bankrupt.

[@emmanuelmodisane716]

Kapunda, you talked literally like a clever person in this case...

[@watchmanbantubarkongobenay5861]

Nothing can be more detailed than this👏🏾

[@CostarPelotheri]

A lot of these products like vegetables cause us supply disruption when they suddenly stop coming. There are time we can't find tomatoes anywhere in the country. So the move is to reduce over dependence on SA. There is still remaining a huge disparity in our balance of trade of course with SA on the advantage. Botswana exports ZAR7bil worth to SA while SA export ZAR64bil worth to Botswana. This ban is only a small part of the wider trade. We have decided such products like salt which are abundant in Botswana need not be imported too. Go easy on us guys

[@marriottdhliwayo1847]

Zimbabwe wake up !!!!This dependence on SA for everything has to stop just as much

[@africagreatswoo6232]

they banned for one week and a huge delegation came to zim during Mugabe's time. and the same CD player. cooking oil is about 6US dollars. 70-90rand. during mbekis time almost all companies moved to S.A.. and the new exodus is going to Zambia. still hurt about the chicken deal that closed more than 33 rainbow farms...some agreements. free trade is not always free. deals and concessions should expire or renegotiated wen one leaves office

[@Cesco_S]

Hubris… There is so much more to SACU than developing regional capacity, especially at the expense of a single countries own capacity. Why can South Africa not import Peugeot from Namibia? Is that fair play! SACU is set up to pay Namibia and Botswana for importing from South Africa, and to secure a market for South African products, thereby suffocating nascent producers. if that is addressed, sanity will prevail.

[@MegaBIBILICIOUS]

This guy is one my favourite news readers but today he's disappointed me. Botswana and Namibia did not ban "all South African" products. Only agri products. The two are not making new deals they are simply encouraging independence. One would think South Africa would be happy for its sister countries gaining a little bit of independence. Sad 😔.

[@thandondamase3653]

No, as a south african im very happy for the two countires...remember south african media pushes is own narrative,it never reflects the voices of the masses on the ground

[@pushingp6945]

It’s really sad , but SA should remember that Botswana & Namibia are growing rapidly in economy, how long did SA think they will last being depended on SA , this just the beginning more is coming

[@sengamemela3720]

@@pushingp6945 I think Peter is worried that bans are confrontational in nature...what if south africa decides to ban all exports of goods to Botswana in retaliation...what will that do to pharmaceutical products in Botswana...for example...

[@pushingp6945]

@@sengamemela3720 the thing is SA will not do that even if they wanted to , they know these two countries add a lot to SA’s economy, besides I know Namibia has a port they can make a deal with somebody else for goods & I know SA knows that too it’s why it won’t risk it’s best clients

[@pushingp6945]

@@sengamemela3720 the thing is SA will not do that even if they wanted to , they know these two countries add a lot to SA’s economy, besides I know Namibia has a port they can make a deal with somebody else for goods & I know SA knows that too it’s why it won’t risk it’s best clients

[@dreamschannel1592]

Please Zimbabwe and Mozambique do the same because South Africa is not in African continent

[@raulsekwati885]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Zimbabwe will literally starve if they could ban food imports

[@tautebellojames7661]

Zimbabwe and Mozambique? Ae wait ✋... wena you don't love Zimbabwe

[@lebogangshwalane1331]

😂😂😂 another one who smoked his brain cells off..how is s.a not in africa?

[@dreamschannel1592]

Because they hate Africans

[@stellachakufora9415]

We started already doing our things we are tired of being killed by s.a

[@hazvineimatikiti9082]

The desert shall become a fertile field and the fertile field a desert. They are not just words.They are pregnant words.

[@davycrockett8886]

That takes a lot of work to fight against a desert.

[@mel-b7193]

@@davycrockett8886 Egypt did it..with the right leadership..Namibia can do it too!

[@davycrockett8886]

@@mel-b7193 You guys can do it. You just need to plan it right, otherwise you may struggle to initially have goods.

[@mikayahtsasa3451]

You don't have water no electricity but you wasting your time to fight against foreigners

[@fananelsonmbambo9040]

What do you have in your useless jungle country, why are you here in South Africa stupid kwerekwere

[@tumizasation]

Foreigners are adding to the demand on electricity, and they dont even pay for it. Thats why they have to go home, so we can reduce the demand we currently have

[@patrickjacobs8417]

Lol. Another idiot

[@masjm7278]

Its a quarrel Between Family, No Zimbabwean or Any Envious African can Come Between Them, NO Matter How HARD you try To Squeeze Through, They are as Solid as a ROCK.

[@motlaupidikgale1550]

We have plenty of water and electricity the problem is your people vandalising our infrastructure.

[@africarain8294]

I don't know much about the continent but does the black farmers own farmland?

[@vincentmorewang3234]

Honestly SA is crying for no reason. We export to SA 35Bln Rand annually. We import from SA 279Bln Rand annually. A ban on specific goods isnt against the spirit of the AfCFTA especially becase SA still exports so much to BW. Countries are self determining and this is meant to create jobs for Botswana.

[@AustineAK]

South Africa should also look for itself

[@mkdempisi]

Why after the visit of Antony blinken?

[@dudeofscience]

SA accounts for close to 60% of our imports, banning imports of produce which might just be mostly vegetables, we would still be importing a lot from SA. So that's need to be made clear as well, so it's a bit overblown, the way it's put here

[@davycrockett8886]

And we import most of our goods, it's the supply chain, probably more economical to first go to SouthAfrica and then the outlying countries. Economies of scale.

[@after-lifeadvice7067]

When you are busy with illegal aliens we claim that South Africa is putting itself first.... This is exactly what putting your own people first, by helping local farmers to get a better hold of the market.

[@boikoboramatebele6522]

You forget quick... 2020 lockdowns South Africa decided to limit thier export. Covid showed there basic agricultural production needs to be localized. Self sufficience is important. Great move by Botswana Government, local producers cannot compete with South Africa prices, so let us build our industry. Next stage is manufacturing industry we are coming.

[@talulaniagrinet7461]

Great decision from Botwana and Namibia. South Africa now must ban all products from Botswana and Namibia from entering the country.

[@sifisodube4686]

True 👍

[@lebohang8405]

I think leaders are acting on egos instead of being rational. They need to talk. Botswana and Namibia must raise their intentions to cut back on products they are self sufficiently producing. To simply ban products without notice is like declaring economic war. South Africa literally provides economic streams to both countries besides fresh produce. They also provide business franchises fully supplied from SA. It would be disastrous if should cut all that back in response. Neighbours should act as such

[@bigt430]

They learned a lot during Covid lockdown to be dependent on South Africa we're he was during the lockdown

[@sifisodube4686]

@@bigt430 yes true indeed witch I respect them thank you

[@kabzaify]

You sell more to us than we sell you. You will be the losers

[@jordanpapi9863]

honestly SA is well on its way to being a failed state so as Botswana with our long standing goal of being self sustainable we need to improve our food security ... SA products have flooded our markets and us local farmers were struggling to get markets for our produce .... so i support Bots for improving our lives as Batswana farmers ❤

[@b-boymrm.7152]

It's fine, let's hope they won't regret the decision of biting the hand that has been feeding them all these years especiall when climate change is right at everyone's doorstep.

[@rasimo9262]

I hear the interviewee saying SACU n SA supports Bw LS SW NA farmers , though he doesn't elaborate how are they supported by SA

[@Tuminkie]

​@@rasimo9262 SA gets their meat from Botswana and Namibia

[@raulsekwati885]

If South Africa becomes a failed state Botswana that does not have ports for sea trade you'll be in trouble.

[@jordanpapi9863]

@@raulsekwati885 South africa isnt the only country in SADC with ports ... we are already getting part of our petrol from namibian ports

[@jobnelsonkisaka1261]

Issue of SACU guidelines seem to only benefit SA at the expense of other countries. Food in the East African region is getting rotten while people in Southern Africa are starving. That cheaper cost food needs to be eaten in Southern African. Whenever truck drivers strike in SA, shelves go dry in Namibia and Botswana. I think the Kigali Accord will benefit Africa better than SACU rules!!!

[@dakalomadima3710]

South Africa contribute 95 percent of SACU budget, that information you can talk about it

[@kabzaify]

@@dakalomadima3710 And we all have a trade deficit with South Africa.

[@nostramashego4226]

@@kabzaify That's not because of SACU though, it's because SA is much more productive and trade intensive country. These countries benefit a lot for getting such high quality goods without needing dollars to buy from overseas. The lifestyles in these countries would be much lower if they did not have an industrial behemoth as their neighbour

[@siremmanuel4024]

Let's hope Zambia will do the some

[@kingslj]

Zambia should ban chickens & fruits coming from South Africa & only accept none GMO products.

[@paulmulenga8742]

Zambia has been doing that for 10yrs now

[@errolmotau927]

I know South Africans always have one step ahead of every challenge they encounter. Agri-processing in SA is at an advanced level and we can always creatively come with new product ideas. Honestly I am not worried about these bans, we have been engaging with Middle Eastern regions, Europe, USA for quite some time now.

[@after-lifeadvice7067]

The problem with European Union is that they politicize their business and that is a very fragile arrangement. Right now if EU gets cornered they can stop imports because South Africa is still in business with Russia and its only tricky because they themselves are still dependent on the Russian energy industry. But those economic sanctions actually have conditions that stifle any other partner from trading with Russia.

[@seritikhabisi7969]

Go for that so called your middle east, USA and Europe. Besides you hate other Africans and its high times, African countries must be self reliant, just stop depending on hateful South Africa. We know economically, South Africa is being boosted by white people who are capable and have capacity to produce more but African countries must do things in their own way. African countries must stop being used by South as South Africa's main dumping market, benefiting nothing out of that. They must go and dump their things to other foreign markets like Europe and America as they boast with those white people's countries.

[@glenfarmer1783]

@@after-lifeadvice7067 Russia will not bow before the EU, SA will because the Neocon elites of SA is getting richer... If SA stops exporting food prices would drop a lot same is happening in Russia right now... The rich would make a lot less profit but the majority of the country would benefit a lot...

[@africanadage852]

If I heard the speaker right, the ethos of the grouping of Southern African states is to grow the agro-ondustrial capacities of the states for an overall stronger regional capacity for trade. If this premise is correct, then the fruit and vegetable industries in these countries need to grow incrementally to at least, some semblance of self sufficiency. If this premise is incorrect, then the dominant producer will produce all the fruit and vegetables it has a capacity to produce and the other states produce what they are best at producing without building capacity in the areas they lack. They then keep trading these for produce they are still weak at producing. THAT doesn't sound right according to what I believe Mr Van derby Heerde initially said the grouping stood for. Obviously, trade mechanism and protocols must be put in place to allow balanced growth in the fruit and vegetables sectors. The beef and mutton sector should not be mixed up in this exchange unless the protocols of the inter-trade encompasses the whole agro-industry product range. I may have heard wrong....

[@after-lifeadvice7067]

@@africanadage852 I don't think there is anything you missed, you laid out exactly the way it was said

[@nicky125100]

Namibia will produce more than we need and we will export to south Africa

[@paulmulenga8742]

They will not even allow your products in the first place

[@phonecharger6789]

Thanks ❤️🇿🇦

[@14kTAP]

RSA has now developed the mentality of the USA in Africa and its not focused on building its own economy nor the agri sector, what we should be doing as South Africans is simple focus on our country and fixing it. that is what this 2 countries are doing by investing in their young in farming

[@zulub.r.u.h7846]

Correct, it's time that we put South Africans first. They are focusing on building themselves & we should do the same. No hard feelings but it's a wake up call to the psuedo pan Africans. At the end of the day it's every country for themselves. As it should be because we all pay taxes in our respective countries & our governments need to see to the needs and developement of its citizens.

[@jobnelsonkisaka1261]

South African investors should stop using SACU restrictions to play industrial espionage on Namibia and the rest of southern Africa. Can you imagine that the South Africa Automobile Association tried to block Namibia from establishing the Peugeot assembly plant in Namibia using SACU guidelines? That failed flat!

[@monopeng]

They managed to close Hyundai plant in Botswana and have it relocate to SA

[@ferdieortman6614]

South Africa is still ruled by apartheid regime ethos and guidelines

[@jameskillu9171]

If Zim people are chased from SA in December, even Zim should join Botswona and Namimbia in closing the border on anything coming from SA be it produce or products.

[@fananelsonmbambo9040]

But you will still be here in South Africa begging food as usual stupid kwerekwere

[@sue-zedejager204]

Ah you don't care?, you will soon if you cannot get food. People will loose their jobs. Think again

[@tamara40]

Hu cares we rather suffer 😂😂 to be honest be will see Hu needs Hu the most

[@williamshakur8715]

Immigration issue is killing u calm down . soon Botswana is deporting 1000 Zimbabwean .

[@fananelsonmbambo9040]

@@williamshakur8715 they are very bitter as if we care about them, they are the ones who beg food in South Africa not us, they never saw us jumping crocodile infested rivers to their useless satanism countries

[@barbaramotsepe45]

Mark my word, they will allow other countries from Europe or Asia to import their goods to them, African leaders always full of surprises.

[@nnmzulu.401]

Thank you to all those countries who banned those products so that South Africa would have to get their products in the lowest price because of sufficient supply. We are tired of buying sugar at R30 per kg meat in R99 per kg. Thank you SADC for relieving us.

[@hamzahakeem6168]

The better side

[@tituskamatuka5024]

Mr. van der Rheede may not be aware of how their conglomerate such as Shoprite & Pick 'n pay, Game play the cards here. Whenever local producers wants to sell thru their supermarkets, they are told that their parent company in RSA does not allowed this or that or there are standard but the truth is procurement is done in RSA, sourcing everything in RSA without thinking that BLN have producers as well. This is where the unfair comes in, hence the need to close border to allow local production to be sold internally. We don't close border for all agri products, only certain types which are seasonal given our limitation in the climate. RSA has super advantage, why is Christo complaining? This is unnecessary but importantly do your research to understand why things are done instead of invoking SACU articles etc while RSA is the primary transgressors in this trade issues.....

[@phineasmasori3540]

I think as south African you must celebrate more because because u always complain about shortages of food, health facilities and other necessary things now is your time to enjoy ur fruits and services

[@charlesscott4722]

since when do South Africans complain about of shortage of food? Also I've never seen South Africans complaining about Botswana and Namibia

[@mastermind1852]

Namibian and Botswana are still under European Dominance, so this is a political movement.

[@zachariahkwada4130]

If there is any country that is under European dominance in Africa, it is South Africa. South Africa is the largest recipient of FDI from Europe, US - VW, Ford etc and they (Europeans) own huge farm lands, employ Blacks and export to SACU and Europe. You are just busy fighting for your masters.

[@silentmphotho5006]

Well though i would have liked a mutual consent for parting but the gentleman should know that ...it was inevitable that at some point we ill have to provide for ourselves ....issues of climate i dont think the are much of concern anymore...the likes of Israel in dessert do produce and even exports ...

[@wembadio6566]

True that is, just learn more from Israel all other African countries will free ourselves from this "South Africa " syndrome....they SAns are not Gods

[@rasimo9262]

@@wembadio6566 learn what in partnership,as an African in Africa never heard of fruits and veg from Israel

[@vierakanjoka4194]

Focus on other products that Namibia and Botswana can't produce locally, we can't rely from SA forever

[@ditshegomosienyane7252]

That so-called advantage enjoyed by SA was unfairly acquired with the help of apartheid. The trade account surplus in favour of SA against Botswana is lopsided and unsustainable and SA arrogant attitude against Botswana attempt to industrialize cannot be tolerated.

[@rockrabbit253]

So you're saying that apartheid was beneficial to SA?

[@musac1248]

I think you Dnt know what you are talking about. Do you know what is apartheid?

[@m.n.k8535]

😅Come on now Botswana And Namibia's Population combined is equal to that of Cape Town🤦🏽‍♂️ one(1) city, South Africa was getting little to no revenue at all compared to the Mozambiquen Market😳😳😳

[@billtev9846]

Yes, they pulled the same crap with water deals in Lesotho and got bargain basement water contracts leaving vast grazing lands in Lesotho dry and thus escalating poverty and immigration. Today Lesotho is dirt poor and its people are targets in SA

[@tendanipelaelo6293]

@@m.n.k8535 If that's the case then why are people up in arms. Leave the two countries alone

[@mikayahtsasa3451]

You wasting your time to complain about it call operations dubula and his allies to sort it out You said you don't want foreigners

[@lungelofoxxy8038]

you don't really listen ne! you are stubborn foreigners

[@ZomziWeAfrika]

Finish

[@MusehanaH]

We don't want them illegals

[@wembadio6566]

Zimbabwe is now drilling gas ⛽ and 🛢 oil

[@fananelsonmbambo9040]

But you will remain an asylum in South Africa, nothing is going to change in your satanism Zimbabwe because you talk too much in foreign countries instead of building your countries

[@dikeledijane8186]

Whom to trade with

[@saamstaan6540]

its not zim,its australians in zim

[@chileshemulenga8790]

@@saamstaan6540 its still zimbabwe, angloplatinum and debeers are no local companies but still south africa

[@tutotutot5193]

@@chileshemulenga8790 30% has destroyed their thinking capacity.

[@bojaseb]

The 2 countries are just trying to empower local businesses and grow their local economies. BTW, not everything is banned, it's illogical to have something locally abundant and still import it. Did someone educate you about reducing the import bill? Talk about our beef market, EU and other up markets are the main consumers of the product. Note that your businesses are so much after our cattle cos our cattle are raised naturally unlike most of yours which are given steroids and that's why you can't sell to EU. Our main diamonds markets are outside Africa just in case you weren't aware. Look, SA is our brother but we can't tolerate big brother mentality. Remember how much you cried about the chickens that America dumped on SA under the AGOA agreement??? How is our case different? We can't solely rely on imports from your country forever. Actually we still are importing almost every thing from SA, fuel, food, building material, computers, cars, stoves, bitumen, chain retail stores, food franchise, and..and... and. By the looks of things you'll end up forcing us to import your citizens. Change is inevitable and big up to Botswana and Namibia. Shame on the greedy morons.

[@siyaphumladeliwe8914]

my fellow swart Afrikaners to his is not our battle ,this is a white man's battle ,we are born to love each other , all these problems comes after South Africa become neutral about the Russia Ukraine war stance ... This is an eye opener to South Africa , it's a blessing in disguise ....let's be self reliance

[@fananelsonmbambo9040]

Stop vote ANC criminals

[@siyaphumladeliwe8914]

@@fananelsonmbambo9040 the biggest problem in South Africa is EU , not ANC , ANC is the minor .....the day we start realize that and hold them accountable and responsible of the the past dids and current dids and make them pay ,start in a clean slate , correct the inequalities ,deal with demons of that past correctly , I AM TELLING YOU ALL WILL LEAVE SOUTH AFRICA .....WHITES ONLY AFRAID OF EQUALITY.

[@ZomziWeAfrika]

Why in Afrikans lol

[@iansmit1344]

Go back to the bush ......

[@saamstaan6540]

self reliant🤣🤣🥱

[@Dr_Du-Little]

But what happened to the continental Free trade agreement? Now if we can't trade amongst each other in the SADC region, how is that going to affect our economies in the long run?

[@marblos_online]

Why does SA want foreign support for their businesses as they don't want foreign nationals in SA. its come back on such as this wealth as does not run within the real poor SA

[@thato97]

South Africans never hated Tswanas and Namibians cause they don't go there to engage in crime.

[@chileshemulenga8790]

@@thato97 in february 10 rsans where shot dead in botswana for heists

[@niconkola9314]

Each country must feed its self why are they writing letter for .Zimbabwe also must step up and stop realing on south Africa crops and,importing food in south Africa

[@jumbo3636]

My humble request to Hon President is to appoint a seasoned politician as home affairs minister , not kids who want claps .

[@thandimakhae2880]

U opinion don't matter . We have a best minister of home affairs any country can ask for

[@jumbo3636]

@@thandimakhae2880 only seasoned politicians can understand this , a foreigner is in SA with a fire to grow ,they can't wait for any job ,they normally start open some business after bringing cash from their home country and employ minimum 3 Africans . They themselves consume food and other items and factories need to produce more goods ,then GDP grows automatically ,USA is made by people with fire , there is a thin line between corruption and law ,which only seasoned and talented politicians can understand ,not law can judge this . A doctor or engineer can't normally understand this eventhough they speak well ,only talented politicians can know the pulse of reality ,others can only act and get claps but they don't have the it in them .

[@jumbo3636]

@@thandimakhae2880 a country not belongs to nobody is a fact , you can't say this is your country ,can you go yo a five star hotel and stay free . Nobody give you nothing for free nowhere in the world ,if you are capable you win ,otherwise you beg ,still you will tell them we make you king by giving my votes ,give me something ,they give you 350 zar ,ha ha

[@sandiledavidic216]

South Africa should follow suit, ban goods from Namibia and Botswana as well

[@ephraimchingarande2068]

It's a pity many people here don't understand the issue and geo oolitics, just vomiting nonsense out of ego. Ignorance is a serious disease

[@michaelerasmus190]

Fuel and electricity next please , so south Africans can have less loadshedding and cheaper fuel

[@godfreynkandela1674]

You white fool, what do you think ended your recent load shedding? did you think that surplus electricity fell from heaven? another African Country manufactured it and you racists flew their to beg for it to be sold to you as their was competition. Wait untill other African Countries start boycotting SOuth African products. Just wait boy. wait! I promise you//// its coming. And Dont worry about the thousand Zimbabweans you chasing from your Country. By the way im not Zimbabwean but just wait for the Tsunami of the season mate.

[@dylanmodise502]

🤔u guys buy electricity from Botswana and Zambia now? Oil? SA produces oil? Since when? We just use your port in Durban

[@paulkatopa5406]

@@dylanmodise502 don't worry Botswana, Namibia will soon start producing oil of herself and trade with you. Am fed up with SA acting as if they are the God's of this world

[@natquinn7750]

DONT COME RUNNING BACK WHEN YOU ARE ALL STARVING!!

[@motlaupidikgale1550]

😂😂🤣m sorry for laughing but it sounds funny and you are right

[@agrid2608]

I mean really... Both Namibia & Botswana would literally collapse if South Africa responded in kind and banned access to its market.

[@jonnycassh7765]

@@agrid2608 True ...🤭🤣

[@tutotutot5193]

you are overstating your importance........how will Namibia and Bots suffer. mineral rich, low population, huge land mass, access to the sea. Please how will they suffer? has common sense escaped south africans now? SA needs these countries more than they need SA. They are a sure market for SA products. learn economics

[@boitumelotshwenyego6922]

White farmers need BW and NAM money! Thats why they are crying. Do not worry we wont starve. Again, your country is going down, you are a high risk

[@Jay-rd3hn]

One day I saw Namibian grapes 🍇 art one great store here in South Africa 🇿🇦 if they ban so South Africa has to do the same, ban is not going to help they should ask their citizens to support local businesses.

[@DavidDavid-eu4wx]

You will eat them and start sharing them with dudula,ask dudula to help you solve the problem with the boarders 🤪🤪😜😜

[@fananelsonmbambo9040]

Dudula is a useless talkative kwerekwere who jump crocodile infested rivers to beg food in South Africa, go and buck in your useless satanism countries stupid kwerekwere

[@lungelofoxxy8038]

what Dudula have to do with trading? or they also trade with people? use brain to think ,use your braaaain fcn kwere , not your a$

[@MrDcFh]

SA is a giant in the SADC region and primarily countries such as Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Zambia, and others all import from SA, making it quite rich in the process. Still, in return, SA does not do the same as it should. As a region, we should help one another grow and I hope they find a solution soon the last thing we want is more economic woes right now.

[@ntokozapearlkhaula9014]

As a South African I don't see a problem we all need grow and learn to farm it the time for that .

[@workshoptalk7961]

It is part of SA shutting out Foreigners that the other countries have decided to make things tougher for SA. SA has always seen itself as a african super power that can exist without other countries, it's high time people are tought Economics. Thy will start working with Zambia and Zimbabwe just prove a point

[@MusehanaH]

We are shutting down illegals and if we get markets shut for us...so be it. As a matter of fact, Botswana is more stringent with their immigration than we are. Time for the rest of Africa to feed their people

[@agrid2608]

lol stop fantasising. what point? That the economies of both Botswana and Namibia would collapse if South Africa retaliated in kind, while SA would largely just roll on? You don't seem to realise how much smaller these economies are, relatively speaking. 30% of their annual budgets are literally subsidised by South Africa through SACU. It really is high time people are taught economics. That person however is you.

[@fananelsonmbambo9040]

There is no tough things here Mr kwerekwere, go and buck in your satanism countries stupid kwerekwere, who invited you here, you jumped crocodile infested rivers to beg food in South Africa, now you talk too much after your stomach is full, just go back to your satanism country see if we care about useless talkative kwerekwere

[@sonofgodgumede3913]

@@agrid2608 please wake up from your dream

[@thabangtladi8057]

we will start by scraping all SA documents issued to Zambians and Zimbabweans and send them to their hopeless zoo called countries. Actual this is going in the right direction, we dont want to carry Africa's economic burden anymore

[@nonokamgadla6794]

As Batswana its great to ban such imports to grow our own production and industries . During the 90s a balance of trade wa achieved by exporting Hyundai made or realised by cars made in Botswana and exported to South Africa As a result SA was made about it. They made sure that Hyundai relocate to SA to frustrate that achievement. So is it not the same as it happen to them now? Let me remind Peter Ndoro for trying to be patroitic to his adopted country and that this is is not balanced journalism. This has happened to Botswana against our motor industry by the South African. I celebrate the importation of used cars to Botswana because of being held hostage by South Africa dominant imports.

[@tirelomoeti3816]

You are right. We even wanted to build a power plant solely mean't to supply power to SA by a Canadian company by Mmabula. SA refused to guaranter purchase of electricity, the company had to fold and abandon the project. Truth is SA wants us to be only a market to their goods, not a trading partner.

[@MakeNoise280]

Nothing works in Africa but giving hard times to each other does work. What about afcfta. I don't blame them because SA is a xenophobic country very bad isn't it.

[@King3k]

When has SA been xenophobic to these two countries but maybe this may be the beginning of it lol 😂

[@noxolonginza4603]

Very stupid person

[@mrsoso5500]

Interesting. I agree with the decision the minister has taken to allow conversation with the 2 countries before taking any decision to protect the meat industry of South Africa. Having a shortage of any of the food we get from these countries would have dire consequences on our economy and food basket. In any business, notification is always the way to do business. You cannot simply ban without proper notice or even reasoning.

[@jakovantonder4032]

I think it’s great for a country to operate on their own, the must now also pay same price for South African fuel as South Africans or ban fuel supply as well

[@Letsweletse_bernard]

South Africa doesn't have fuel, it's en-route, Botswana will stop giving South African electricity 😆. Block their trucks and they'll queue for two weeks at Beitbridge🤣

[@thato4639]

Why??? I'm also South African. If they are doing that to bust the economy of their people, why should be a grudge? That's something that the South African government should aspire to do for its people. Even though the South African farm workers are the ones that are going to feel the impact the most, when these succeed the people lives never really change, only a few on top benefit. Majority of the people are poor and they fight immigrants for scrubs, is it not in line for their governments to build production for their people's sustenance within their borders. South Africa's society is cut between the rich and the poor. Our struggles are not the same, meaning our desires won't be the same. So while the upper class will be imperialising, we killing one another in the streets. Civilization

[@mkhulekowinston7599]

I'm South African and support this move, i just hope you all understand the the issue of migrants in this country and i believe it's about time they all go home

[@sbusisongubeni6726]

big up to Namibia & Botswana these farmers are hiring illegal foreigners so whether their banned or watever it doesn't consent an average South African

[@marinavaneck1304]

Van Rheede moet homself behoorlik voorberei vir onderhoude SA is pos vir bek en klou vir baie jare en huidig nog die slegste wat dit ooit was Kry dit onder beheer en hou dit so dan kan dit moontlik verander

[@shireenissat2078]

South Africa is doooom

[@rosalbadelriogarcia9598]

No no.. , follow any #BRICS news plz please!! #BRAZIL #RUSSIA #INDIA #CHINA #SOUTHAFRICA if the merchandise is not favorable to the whole benefits of the Great Continent or to the benefit of the poor economies it will not be traded.

[@rosalbadelriogarcia9598]

Buy South African Money... It will save you a future headache..

[@ZomziWeAfrika]

You wish

[@MusehanaH]

So is the whole of Africa...We'll take you down with us lol

[@bukenamara7666]

@@rosalbadelriogarcia9598 south black stop bragging there is danger south Africa sale most of there products to black Africa nation didn't be deceive by joint bricks are you going to compete with Brazil or Indian or China or Russian most of this country are well industrial and have population to sale but south Africa black call us black Africa foriegner and Indian and white are your brother very soon most black Africa nation will ban any products from white develop land so call south Africa

[@osegonelson1884]

Partners 🙄 is time Botswana and Namibia Farmers to make money.

[@wisemanmhlanga8832]

It not South Africa which will suffer but your countries 😆😆😆😆 if South Africa goes down SADC AS WHOLE WILL BE WORSE THINK AGAIN FOOLS DON'T BE TO HAPPY

[@mmm0404]

🥱bro that reason there , is why some countries want to reduce their dependence on South Africa. To you it may sound hilarious but , but SA's drama is seriously hurting the economies of countries that depend on it. Botswana and Namibia are investigating heavily in solar for energy production and export to reduce South African dependence. They are also investing more in their agricultural industry and Botswana itself has been reducing its dependence on the Durban port and going for Walvis bay instead.

[@boitumelotshwenyego6922]

You are right SA is going down, the time bomb is ticking. Its important that Zimbabwe and Zambia arise to take over especially in citrus fruits and other food stuffs. We cannot just depend on one country

[@nuhuirigo1028]

Even in importing things from Asia, Europe and USA more countries are using now Dar es salaam port in Tanzania not Durban as it used to be before. The truth is South Africa have much to loose. The only solution is to come up with a system which makes every one benefit. The behavior of one country wanting to gain more than others it is not sustainable.

[@thabangtladi8057]

@@mmm0404 but when it comes to migration they dont reduce their dependency on SA mos💁‍♂let them start by repatriating their citizens

[@phineasmasori3540]

When door closed other doors will open

[@nellie2mkhize608]

Once I hear the word 'sustainable' I tend to run 🏃‍♂️ 🏃🏃‍♂️

[@sellomabina3939]

the jealousy that SA faces its annoying

[@thabangtladi8057]

SACN ARE NOT WORKING IN NAMIBIA AND BOTSWANA, WE DONT GET FREE ACCESS OF HEALTH CARE AND BASIC EDUCATION ETC IN THOSE 2 COUNTRIES AND I HOPE THEY WILL ALSO REPATRIATE THEIR PEOPLE

[@m.n.k8535]

@OUTDOORS NATIVE BOTSWANA then only Import the "Needed" amount of produce or import other Commodities so that the trade profits of both Countries stays constant according to the previous agreaments while's still supporting local Farmers but don't just ban outright because that will send a message that your not reasonable trade partners And cause Retaliatory response from the other party.

[@mawafilee3806]

When are they gonna release the new Oppo fold?

[@ridomuns]

The problem is that South Africa is still ruled and controlled by a few capitalists with no benefit to the majority black population, Botswana and Namibia are simply playing their part. SACU is to the advantage of South Africa

[@thembi9645]

It’s Boer and few Natives who are benefiting in any case so I don’t care. It’s foreigners who are working in those farms so I don’t care

[@thembi9645]

@Nicky Klue useless indeed and that’s why 2024 they must just exit and clean up SA just like our neighboring countries who make sure theres limit in foreigners, big clap for that shme.

[@godfreynkandela1674]

@Nicky Klue no blame apartheid for brain washing the useless ANC stewards- dont come here and try to be clever racist man/woman

[@sirjamesjemo3390]

I work for Freshmark in Cape town,a company that's specialised in fruits and vegetables and we still sending loads of trucks full of produce to these countries daily. But if this happens,we could be out of jobs.

[@marigoldbeam5475]

That's life. We are all going through it.

[@alexemergineer3202]

SA must retaliate harshly. Ba ya delela. We must ban their exports.

[@keolebogilekgololo9203]

Mxim

[@marekamokwana5617]

Hey alex, Have you tried to find out what has led to the ban? Ignorance kills! COVID demonstrated that!

[@goitseonebailey652]

Botswana we were ordering almost everything, but they stop some goodds that we know produce.. some will still will be imported..