# Agriculture union TLU SA has called for strengthened security and resources for the implementation of the farm safety strategy. This comes as Police minister Senzo Mchunu recently stressed to parliament the need to strengthen security along the Lesotho border to combat cross-border livestock theft. The union’s Gauteng chairperson Henri Combrink told Newzroom Afrika that […]
# The serious drought in Namibia had been broken in most parts following weeks of very good rains. In the south, the level of the Hardap Dam near Mariental improved to 27.6-percent this week after being almost empty at 5.5-percent at the beginning of the year. The level of the Naute Dam near Keetmanshoop improved […]
# Grain SA introduced Richard Krige as its new chairperson during the 2025 Congress, with Danie Minnaar and Jeremia Mathebula as vice-chairpersons. Outgoing chairperson Derek Mathews highlighted the sector’s resilience amid economic and climate challenges. Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen assured government support, addressing climate change, rural safety, and land reform concerns. Global expert Paul Temple […]
# Die Agri-sakevertroueaanwyser het met 11 punte vanaf die vierde kwartaal verlede jaar tot die eerste kwartaal van hierdie jaar gestyg. Dit is die derde agtereenvolgende verbetering en plaas die aanwyser op sy hoogste vlak sedert die vierde kwartaal van 2021. Die huidige vlak dui aan dat Suid-Afrikaanse agrisake optimisties bly oor sakeondernemings in die […]
# The Agribusiness Confidence Index increased by 11 points from the fourth quarter of last year to the first quarter of this year. This is the third consecutive improvement, placing the index at its highest level since the fourth quarter of 2021. The current level implies that South African agribusinesses remain optimistic about business conditions […]
# Graan SA het Richard Krige as sy nuwe voorsitter aangestel op sy jaarkongres, met Danie Minnaar en Jeremia Mathebula as ondervoorsitters. Die uittredende voorsitter, Derek Mathews, het klem gelê op die sektor se veerkragtigheid te midde van ekonomiese en klimaatsuitdagings. Die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, het die staat se ondersteuning verseker met kwessies […]
# Die GOOD-party versoek president Cyril Ramaphosa om die Nasionale Cannabis Meesterplan te versnel en die verbod op eetbare produkte te stop. Die party voer aan beleidsonsekerheid bedreig die lewensbestaan van byna een-miljoen mense, met tradisionele vervaardigers wat uitgesluit word en slegs ‘n paar gelisensieerde ondernemings wat daarby baat. Brett Herron van die party sê […]
# The GOOD Party has called on president Cyril Ramaphosa to accelerate the National Cannabis Masterplan and halt the edibles ban. The party argues that policy uncertainty threatens nearly a million livelihoods, leaving traditional growers excluded while a few licensed businesses benefit. GOOD’s Brett Herron says banning cannabis edibles won’t ensure safety and urges regulation […]
# Die DA is sterk gekant teen die minister van Gesondheid, Aaron Motsoaledi, se publikasie van regulasies wat ‘n verbod plaas op voedsel wat van hennep en dagga afkomstig is. Die regulasies in die Staatskoerant is ingevolge die Wet op Voedingsmiddels, Skoonheidsmiddels en Ontsmettingsmiddels van 1972 en verbied alle voedsel met bestanddele afkomstig van dagga, […]
