# The DA says it welcomes the ongoing growth in the agricultural sector’s contributions to the gross domestic product under the stewardship of minister John Steenhuisen. In the second quarter of this year, the sector grew by 2.5-percent, following a revised 18.6-percent rise in the first quarter. This was primarily due to increased economic activity reported for horticulture and animal […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens het ‘n geel vlak 2-waarskuwing uitgereik vir hewige donderstorms met swaar reën in groot dele van Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo en KwaZulu-Natal wat tot oorstromings van paaie en nedersettings kan lei. Inwoners in laagliggende gebiede word aangeraai om bykomende voorsorgmaatreëls te tref. Die Weerdiens sê die donderstorms kan lewensgevaarlik wees omdat die […]
# The South African Weather Service has issued a yellow level 2 alert for severe thundershowers with heavy rain in several parts of Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and KwaZulu-Natal. The downpours can lead to flooding of roads and settlements. Residents in low-lying areas are advised to take extra precautions due to potential localised flooding. The SA […]
# Die DA in die Wes-Kaap het die aankondiging deur die LUR vir Landbou, Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling en Toerisme, Ivan Meyer, verwelkom dat die provinsiale regering, Wesgro en sy bedryfsvennote stappe doen om boere onder druk te ondersteun en werksgeleenthede te beskerm. Die DA se Noko Masipa sê dit volg die 30-persent-tarief op Suid-Afrikaanse landbou-uitvoere na […]
# The DA in the Western Cape has welcomed announcement by Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism MEC , Ivan Meyer that the provincial government, Wesgro and industry partners, is taking active steps to support affected farmers and protect jobs. The DA’s Noko Masipa says this is in the face of the recently imposed 30-percent tariff on South African agricultural […]
# Die Vrystaatse Departement van Landbou en Landelike Ontwikkeling het bevestig dat nege nuwe gevalle van bek-en-klouseer in die provinsie aangemeld is. Dit bring die totaal van bevestigde gevalle op sewentien te staan. Die departement sê die Vrystaat het vier verskillende uitbrekings in die Moqhaka-, Metsimaholo- en Mafube-plaaslikemunisipaliteite. Die departement sê twee gemeenskaplike weidingsgebiede is […]
# The Free State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed that nine new cases of foot-and-mouth disease have been reported in the province. This brings the total of confirmed cases in the province to seventeen. The department says the Free State has four distinct outbreaks across the Moqhaka, Metsimaholo and Mafube Local Municipalities. […]
# Adjunk-president Paul Mashatile vra kommersiële boere om met die regering saam te werk om grondhervorming te versnel. Mashatile het op ‘n besoek van drie dae aan die Overberg-gebied in die Wes-Kaap die versekering gegee dat Suid-Afrika nie Zimbabwe sal volg met grondbesetting nie. Hy sê die regering sál vir grond onderhandel. Hy het ook […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has urged commercial farmers to work with government in fast-tracking land reform. Speaking during a three-day oversight visit in the Overberg district of the Western Cape, Mashatile gave the assurance that South Africa will not follow Zimbabwe’s path of farm invasions, stressing negotiation and land purchases. He admitted past mistakes, […]
