As the August 1 deadline looms for a harsh 30% US import tariff on South African goods, citrus farmers are raising the alarm: without urgent government intervention, thousands of hectares of fruit could rot in packhouses, and entire rural economies may collapse.

In this episode, we speak to Thabile Nkunjana, Agricultural Economist, to unpack the urgent trade standoff threatening South Africa’s citrus industry particularly in the Western and Northern Cape. Kaya 959 · Kaya FM