Banks and insurance companies covering crops and livestock have seen increased demand as South Africa's farms prepare for a moderate-to-strong El Niño in summer.
Political economists Radhika Desai, Michael Hudson, and Ann Pettifor discuss how the international financial system traps Global South countries in debt, reinforcing a neocolonial order.
The proposed water licence changes require that applicants must have black shareholdings, in order to rectify the inequitable allocation to white users.