# Die landbou-organisasie TLU SA is gekant teen Vrystaat Landbou se stigting van ‘n nuwe Rooivleisforum. Woordvoerder Zelda Brits sê ‘n afsonderlike struktuur wat landwyd produsente werf, kan onsekerheid skep en die Rooivleisprodusente-organisasie verswak. Brits sê produsente behoort hul verbruiksgoedere-organisasies te ondersteun, leiers tot verantwoording te roep en verandering van binne aan te vuur en […]
# Agricultural union TLU SA says it regrets the establishment of a new Red Meat Forum by Vrystaat Landbou. Spokesperson Zelda Brits says a parallel structure recruiting producers nationally could create uncertainty and weaken the Red Meat Producers’ Organisation. Brits says producers should support commodity organisations, hold leaders accountable and drive change from within, rather […]
# Die Namibiese Raad vir Vee en Vee-produkte sê vleispryse het op ʼn weeklikse basis met gemiddeld 12,78-persent gestyg weens groter vraag en beperkte aanbod. Dit volg nadat die Direktoraat van Veeartsenydiense die beweging van vee beperk het na die uitbreking van bek-en-klouseer. Desmond Cloete van die raad sê prosedures word hersien om regstreekse slagtery […]
# The Livestock and Livestock Products Board of Namibia says meat prices increased by an average of 12.78-percent week-on-week, driven by high demand and limited supply. This follows the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak which resulted in restrictions on the movement of livestock imposed by the Directorate of Veterinary Services. The board’s Desmond Cloete says procedures are […]
# Die Forum for South Africa het kommer uitgespreek oor toenemende spanning tussen Pretoria en Washington en die moontlike uitwerking op werksgeleenthede. Amerika sal na verwagting volgende maand besluit of Suid-Afrika deel van die Wet op Groei en Geleenthede in Afrika bly. Die forum se leier, Tebogo Mashilompane, sê hulle is ook bekommerd oor die […]
# Forum for South Africa has expressed concern over escalating tensions between Pretoria and Washington and the potential threat to jobs. The US is expected to decice next month on whether South Africa remains part of the African Growth and Opportunity Act programme. Forum leader Tebogo Mashilompane says they are also concerned about the role of […]
# The Afrika Mayibuye Movement is calling for urgent reforms to improve women’s access to land. This follows parliamentary findings that fewer than 35-percent of women surveyed owned land, compared with more than half of men. The movement wants a national audit of women’s land access, stronger tenure protection and support for women-led farming businesses. […]
# Die Afrika Mayibuye-beweging vra dringende hervormings om vroue se toegang tot grond te verbeter. Dit volg nadat parlementêre bevindings getoon het minder as 35-persent vroue wat ondervra is besit grond, vergeleke met meer as die helfte mans. Die beweging vra ‘n nasionale oudit van vroue se toegang tot grond, sterker beskerming van grondbesitregte en […]
# Australia has confirmed its first detection of H5 bird flu on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island, with the virus found in a southern elephant seal and a kelp gull. The remote island is an important breeding ground for wildlife, including vulnerable elephant seals and penguins. Authorities fear the virus could cause significant deaths among seal pups […]
