Johannesburg, South Africa – 23 March 2026  – Otto Wireless Solutions, in partnership with Dragino and the ThingsEye.io platform, is introducing a complete LoRaWAN-based smart farming ecosystem to South Africa and the broader African market. This powerful solution enables farmers to move from traditional manual methods to data-driven, precision agriculture — even in remote areas with limited cellular coverage. As African agriculture faces mounting pressure to increase yields while reducing...

In the rural community of Cinci Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, Bongiwe Nyawo has built more than a business — she has created a model of what purposeful, community-rooted innovation can achieve in South African agriculture. As Founder and Director of Nyawo Zendalo Air, Bongiwe operates a purpose-driven Agri-Tech enterprise that integrates drone technology and artificial intelligence to support smallholder farmers in adopting regenerative and climate-resilient farming practices. Based in the same...

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered the 2026 National Budget Speech on February 25, 2026, amid a backdrop of fiscal consolidation, economic challenges, and calls for sustainable growth. With government debt set to stabilise at 78.9% of GDP and the budget deficit projected to fall to 4.5%, the speech emphasized steady structural reforms and responsible public finances as the bedrock of prosperity. Total government expenditure for 2026/27...