# Die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, beklemtoon dat Suid-Afrikaanse handel met Amerika wedersyds-voordelig is en sê Amerika word bevoordeel deur Suid-Afrika se landbou-uitvoere. Steenhuisen het die media ingelig oor Suid-Afrika se reaksie op Amerikaanse tariewe en sê maatreëls sal ingestel word om die uitwerking te versag. Die minister sê baie van die produkte word in […]
# Agriculture minister, John Steenhuisen is warning that it would be a loss for both South Africa and the United States if access to the US market were reduced. He says this comes after the 30-percent unilateral tariff imposed by the US on South Africa’s exports which came into force last week. The minister says the unilateral tariffs […]
# Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen has emphasised that South Africa’s trade with the United States is mutually beneficial and the US gets a good deal from South Africa’s agriculture exports. Steenhuisen was addressing the media on the government’s response to US tariffs and measures that will be implemented to mitigate the impact. The minister says many […]
# Die landbou-organisasie, TLU SA, sê die landbousektor word bedreig deur die voorgestelde Wysigingswetsontwerp op die Ontwikkeling van Minerale Hulpbronne. Die wetsontwerp se doel is om belangrike regulatoriese gapings aan te spreek, lisensiëringsprosesse te vereenvoudig en billike verspreiding van mynvoordele te verseker. Bennie van Zyl van TLU SA sê die wyer toekenning van kleinskaalse en […]
# The agriculture organisation TLU SA says the country’s agricultural sector is under serious threat due to the proposed Mineral Resources Development Amendment Bill. The bill aims to address key regulatory gaps, streamline licensing processes, and ensure equitable distribution of mining benefits. TLU SA’s Bennie van Zyl says the broad application of small-scale and artisanal […]
# KwaZulu-Natal farmers are calling for immediate government intervention to tackle veld fires, storms, high feed costs, and disease outbreaks. They say current aid is too slow and poorly communicated, harming agriculture and raising food prices. At a Durban crisis meeting, MEC Thembeni Madlopha-Mthethwa pledged mechanisation support. Meanwhile, Head of Department Zibusiso Dlamini warned escalating […]
# Die tuinboukundige, Richard Arm, het kamelia-liefhebbers aangemoedig om die Vergelegen-wynlandgoed in Somerset-Wes, Kaapstad, te besoek en sy internasionaal-erkende kamelia-tuin te vier. Dit volg na ‘n onlangse suksesvolle geleentheid waar meer as ‘n duisend struike tentoongestel is. Arm sê die landgoed bevat Afrika se enigste “Internasionale Tuin van Uitnemendheid”. Hy het beklemtoon dat die tuin […]
# Horticulturist Richard Arm has urged Camellia lovers to visit Vergelegen wine estate in Somerset West, Cape Town, to celebrate its internationally acclaimed camellia garden. This follows a successful event recently that showcased over one-thousand shrubs, Arm says the estate holds Africa’s only International Camellia Garden of Excellence. He emphasised that the garden remains a […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse Departement van Landbou vra perde-eienaars om hul diere in te ent teen die dodelike Afrika-perdesiekte, veral ná ‘n besondere nat somer. Suid-Afrika word in beheersones verdeel, met verpligte inenting tussen Junie en Oktober in besmette sones en beskermingsones. Staatsgoedkeuring word vereis in vrye en toesigsones. Die hoof van Kommunikasie, Mary James, sê […]
