# Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen has reiterated that land compensation must be fair and equitable, aligning with Section 25 of South Africa’s Constitution. Speaking ahead of president Cyril Ramaphosa’s meeting with US president Donald Trump today, Steenhuisen stressed the need to address land ownership imbalances responsibly, ensuring food security and upholding property rights. He affirmed […]
# Die vlak van die Wes-Kaap se grootste opgaardam, Theewaterskloof, is bestendig op 58,79-persent ondanks onlangse reënval. Die reën het die provinsie se opvanggebiede bestendig gelaat, maar nie damvlakke noemenswaardig verhoog nie. Die provinsie se watervoorsieningstelsel, wat meer as drie-miljoen inwoners bedien, is op 58,44-persent, effens laer as verlede week. Die hoof van die provinsiale […]
# The Western Cape’s largest reservoir, the Theewaterskloof Dam, is holding steady at 58.79-percent despite recent rainfall. The recent rains have managed to stabilise river catchments but did not significantly raise the province’s dam levels. The province’s water supply system, serving over three-million residents, is at 58.44-percent, slightly down from last week. Provincial Water and […]
# Die minister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, Parks Tau, en die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen het met die Amerikaanse handelsverteenwoordiger-ambassadeur Jamieson Lee Greer, in Washington vergader. Amerika is Suid-Afrika se tweede grootste handelsvennoot ná China. Steenhuisen sê die vergadering het gefokus op die versekering van oop en wedersyds voordelige toegang vir landbouprodukte wat […]
# Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau, together with minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen, met with US Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Lee Greer in Washington. America is South Africa’s second-biggest trade partner after China. Minister Steenhuisen says the meeting centred on ensuring open and mutually beneficial access for agricultural products that create jobs […]
# Die pluimveeprodusent Astral Foods waarsku dat Suid-Afrika ernstige ekonomiese gevolge kan ervaar as hy toegang tot die Amerikaanse mark verloor ingevolge die Wet op Groei en Geleenthede in Afrika. News24 berig die maatskappy sê hoewel plaaslike hoenderplase dalk nie regstreeks geraak sal word nie, kan ander nywerhede soos motor- en vrugte-uitvoere daaronder ly. Astral […]
# Poultry producer Astral Foods has warned that South Africa could face serious economic fallout if it loses access to the US market under the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act. News24 reports the company says while local chicken farms may not be hit directly, other industries like car and fruit exports could suffer. Astral CEO […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Suikerrietkwekersvereniging verwelkom die Departement van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging se voorgestelde konsepregulasies wat kan help om die lewensbestaan van meer as een-miljoen mense te beskerm. Die nuwe regulasies sal kleinhandelaars en voedselprodusente toelaat om regstreeks met suikerrietkwekers te onderhandel en voorkeur gee aan aankope van Suid-Afrikaanse suiker in plaas van invoere. Die […]
# SA Canegrowers welcomes the proposed draft regulations from the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition that could help protect over a million livelihoods. The new regulations would allow retailers and food producers to negotiate directly with sugarcane growers to prioritise buying South African sugar instead of imports. The organisation’s vice-chairperson, Andrew Russell, says the […]
