Guest - Wandile Sihlobo, Chief Economist at the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz)

Livestock theft may not always make the headlines, but it is a growing crisis for South Africa’s farmers. Statistics South Africa’s latest survey reveals the staggering scale of the problem: more than 61,000 goats, 38,000 cattle, and 36,000 poultry were stolen in 2024/25 alone. Beyond the numbers, the impact is devastating from driving up security costs for commercial farmers to pushing smallholder and new entrant farmers to the brink of collapse. Kaya 959 · Kaya FM