# Die Vrystaatse LUR vir Landbou, Landelike Ontwikkeling en Omgewingsake, Elsabé Rockman, sê die provinsie het die mylpaal van ‘n miljoen diere verbygesteek wat teen bek-en-klouseer ingeënt is. Dis deel van Suid-Afrika se breër poging om uitbrekings te beheer en die veebedryf te beskerm deur die nasionale verspreiding van entstof teen die siekte. Rockman het […]
# Temperature in Europa het vandag weer gestyg nadat ‘n rekord-hittegolf duisende mense sonder krag gelaat en lugversorger-verkope ‘n hupstoot gegee het op ‘n vasteland wat swak toegerus is om verswelgende hitte te hanteer. ‘n Hittegolf in Frankryk het die eerste grootskaalse kragonderbreking van die jongste uiterste weer veroorsaak toe ‘n hitteverwante voorval met ‘n […]
# Temperatures climbed across Europe again today as a record-breaking heatwave left tens of thousands of people without power and boosted air conditioner sales on a continent ill-equipped to handle searing heat. The heatwave caused France’s first major power outage of the latest bout of extreme weather, after a heat-related incident with a transformer left […]
# Free State MEC for Agriculture, Rural Development and Environmental Affairs, Elsabé Rockman, says the province has surpassed the one-million mark in vaccinating livestock against foot-and-mouth disease. The milestone forms part of South Africa’s broader effort to contain outbreaks and protect the livestock industry through the national rollout of vaccines to combat the disease. Rockman […]
# Die Sitruskwekersvereniging van Suider-Afrika het sy voorspelling vir suurlemoenuitvoere vir 2026 verhoog van 45,8-miljoen tot 49,4-miljoen kartonne van 15 kilogram elk. Die hersiening volg na gunstige groeitoestande, verhoogde reënval en koue fronte wat die ontwikkeling van vrugtekleur versnel en die vruggrootte verbeter. Groot toenames word verwag van Letsitele in Limpopo en die Sondagsriviervallei in […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse LUR vir Landbou, Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling en Toerisme, Ivan Meyer, het ‘n vierpunt-noodreaksieplan uiteengesit om doeltreffendheid op die Kaapstadse hawe te verbeter. Dit is aangewys as die swakste onder 400 wêreldhawens op die Wêreldbank se houerhawe-prestasie-aanwyser vir 2025. Die plan sluit maatreëls in om opeenhoping te bestuur en bedryfs-ontwrigtings te beperk. Meyer sê […]
# Western Cape Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism MEC Ivan Meyer outlined a four-point emergency response plan to improve efficiency at the port of Cape Town. It was ranked the worst among 400 global ports in the World Bank’s 2025 Container Port Performance Index. The plan includes congestion management and mitigation of operational disruptions. Meyer […]
# The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa has increased its 2026 lemon export forecast from 45.8-million to 49.4-million15-kilogram cartons. The revision follows favourable growing conditions, increased rainfall and cold fronts that accelerated fruit colour development and improved fruit size. Major increases are expected from Letsitele in Limpopo and the Sundays River Valley in the […]
# The Land Bank is calling for urgent action to remove barriers preventing young people from entering agriculture, as the sector remains underused for job creation and economic inclusion. The bank states high youth unemployment and limited access to land, finance, skills and mentorship continue to block many aspiring young farmers from getting started. The […]
