# Severe thunderstorms are expected to hit several parts of South Africa today. Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and the Northern Cape will be affected. SA Weather Service forecaster Lehlohonolo Thobela says the storms could cause localised flooding, damage to homes and dangerous driving conditions. He urges residents to avoid flooded roads, seek shelter during […]
# Met die wêreld wat Internasionale Hondsdolheidsdag onder die tema “Sterker saam” herdenk, het die Wes-Kaapse LUR vir Landbou, Ivan Meyer, veeartse en dieregesondheidtegnici wat hondsdolheid bestry geprys. In 2025/26 het spanne 132-duisend-458 honde, katte, beeste en perde teen ‘n koste van meer as 1,2-miljoen-rand teen hondsdolheid ingeënt as deel van breër siektevoorkoming. Meyer moedig […]
# As the world marks International Rabies Day under the theme “Stronger together”, Western Cape Agriculture MEC Dr Ivan Meyer praised veterinarians and animal health technicians combating rabies. In 2025/26, teams administered 132-thousand-458 rabies vaccinations to dogs, cats, cattle and horses worth over 1.2-million-rand, as part of broader disease prevention. Meyer urges owners to report […]
# Die spesialis K9-maatskappy Luna Hounds sê opgeleide honde help Macadamia-boere om plae op te spoor voordat hulle sigbaar word. Robynne Oosthuizen het aan Engineering News gesê, honde wat opgelei is om reukopsporing te doen kan ‘n spesifieke dopluis-insekbesmetting identifiseer met ‘n gerapporteerde 99-persent akkuraatheid, wat produsente in staat stel om behandeling te teiken en […]
# Specialist K9 company Luna Hounds says trained dogs are helping Macadamia farmers detect pests before they become visible. Speaking to Engineering News, Robynne Oosthuizen says the scent-detection trained dogs can identify a specific scale insect infestation with reported 99-percent accuracy, allowing growers to target treatment and potentially reduce insecticide use. The company says a […]
# Die uitbreking van bek-en-klouseer kan Namibië se ekonomie vanjaar en volgende jaar sowat 1,8-miljard-rand kos. Volgens Simonis Storm Research kan ekonomiese groei vanjaar tot ongeveer twee-persent daal, met die landwye verbod op die vervoer van lewende hawe as die belangrikste faktor. Uitvoere ter waarde van sowat 1,5-miljard-rand kan vanjaar verlore gaan, terwyl ongeveer 12-duisend […]
# Namibia’s foot-and-mouth disease outbreak could cost the country’s economy about 1.8-billion-rand this year and next year. According to Simonis Storm Research, growth could slow to around two-percent this year, with the nationwide livestock movement ban the key factor. About 1.5-billion-rand in exports could be lost this year, while around 12-thousand job years could be […]
# Standard Bank sê die Reserwebank se besluit om die rentekoers met 25 basispunte te verhoog, kom op ʼn moeilike tyd vir boere wat reeds deurloop onder hoë brandstof-, kunsmis- en ander insetkoste. Die styging is daarop gemik om inflasie onder beheer te hou. Brendan Jacobs van Standard Bank sê voortslepende onsekerheid in die wêreld […]
# Standard Bank says the South African Reserve Bank’s decision to increase interest rates by 25 basis points comes at a difficult time, with farmers already facing higher fuel, fertiliser and other input costs. The rate increase is aimed at keeping inflation under control. Standard Bank’s Brendan Jacobs says continued uncertainty in global oil markets and the […]
