# South Africa will not impose a countrywide ban on poultry imports from Brazil following a Newcastle disease outbreak in the state of Santa Catarina. The Department of Agriculture says poultry meat, hatching eggs and day-old chicks can still be imported, provided they meet strict animal health requirements. These include ensuring that farms and facilities […]
# Die Departement van Landbou sê hoewel daar ‘n uitbreking van Newcastle-siekte in die staat Santa Catarina in Brasilië was, sal pluimveevleis, broei-eiers en eendagkuikens steeds ingevoer kan word, mits dit aan streng dieregesondheidsvereistes voldoen. Dit sluit in dit ‘n versekering dat plase en fasiliteite vir die vereiste tydperk vry van die siekte was. Die […]
# Die adjunkminister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, Zuko Godlimpi, pleit vir beter toegang tot finansiering vir kleinskaalse suikerrietboere. Hy het die regering, banke en rolspelers in die bedryf gevra om befondsingsmodelle te ontwikkel wat boere help om lenings, versekering en toerusting te bekom. Volgens Godlimpi moet bestaande befondsing beter gekoördineer word, eerder as om […]
# Die Nulane-korrupsiesaak is uitgestel tot 20 Januarie vir ‘n voorverhoor in die Hooggeregshof in Bloemfontein. Dit volg nadat die Appèlhof beslis het die onskuldigbevinding van die beskuldigdes moet omgekeer word. Dit sluit die sakeman Iqbal Sharma in. Kaizer Kganyago van die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag sê hulle word daarvan aangekla dat hulle met ‘n gemeenskaplike doel […]
# The Nulane corruption case has been postponed to January 20 for a pre-trial conference in the High Court in Bloemfontein. This follows after the Supreme Court of Appeal overturned the acquittal of all the accused, including businessman Iqbal Sharma. National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago says they are accused of acting in common purpose […]
# Prinses Anne van Britanje is volgende week in Kaapstad in haar hoedanigheid as president van die Koninklike Landbouvereniging van die Statebond. Sy sal die 31ste Statebond Landbou-konferensie bywoon, wat die volgende geslag boere byeenbring. Anne sal ook aan verskeie geleenthede deelneem om bande tussen Britanje en Suid-Afrika te beklemtoon. Dit sluit in ontmoetings met […]
# Deputy minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Zuko Godlimpi has called for better access to finance for small-scale sugarcane growers. He has urged the government, banks and industry stakeholders to develop funding models that help farmers secure loans, insurance and equipment. Godlimpi says existing funding must be better coordinated rather than simply seeking new […]
# Britain’s Princess Anne will visit Cape Town next week as president of the Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth. She will attend the 31st Commonwealth Agriculture Conference, which brings together the next generation of farmers from across the association. During the visit, the Princess Royal will also take part in engagements highlighting links between […]
# North West University Business School economist Raymond Parsons says the government must step up diplomatic efforts to avoid losing preferential trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. Parsons warns losing access could hurt key sectors such as agriculture and the motor industry, putting jobs at risk. He added the impact may be […]
