# Solidarity says it welcomes the US government’s acknowledgement of the brutality and uniqueness of farm attacks in South Africa. This follows an investigation by the US State Department’s Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour. It found that farm attacks are not ordinary crimes, but that in certain documented cases, victims are tortured or […]
# Die Sitruskwekersvereniging waarsku Suid-Afrika se sitrus-bedryf kan reuse-verliese te wagte wees indien ‘n nuwe Amerikaanse invoertarief van 30-persent Vrydag in werking tree. Die vereniging sê boorde van ongeveer een-duisend hektaar kan onlewensvatbaar word, wat duisende werksgeleenthede in die Wes- en die Noord-Kaap in gevaar sal stel, aangesien meer as sewe-miljoen kartonne sitrusprodukte jaarliks na […]
# AfriForum doen ‘n beroep op president Cyril Ramaphosa om sterk standpunt in te neem oor plaasmoorde. Dit volg na ‘n verslag deur die Amerikaanse regering wat sê plaasmoorde in Suid-Afrika is nie gewone misdaad nie. Die verslag kritiseer politici vir hulle stilte. Jacques Broodryk van AfriForum het Ramaphosa versoek om die kreet ‘Kill the […]
# The Citrus Growers’ Association warns that South Africa’s citrus industry faces massive losses if a new 30-percent US import tariff takes effect on Friday. The association says approximately one-thousand hectares of orchards could become unviable, jeopardising thousands of jobs in the Western and Northern Cape, as over seven-million cartons of citrus are exported to […]
# AfriForum urges president Cyril Ramaphosa to take a firm stance on farm attacks. This follows a US government report that says farm attacks in South Africa are not normal crimes. The report criticised politicians for their silence, highlighting rising farm murders and inadequate police response. AfriForum’s Jacques Broodryk called on Ramaphosa to publicly condemn […]
# Die DA het tydskale aangevra om die afdanking- en skorsingsake in die staatsdiens op te los. Dit volg nadat die Departement van Landbou in Mpumalanga beveel is om twee amptenare weer aan te stel en om hulle 21-miljoen-rand in agterstallige salarisse te betaal. Die amptenare is in 2009 afgedank, maar die Arbeidshof het bevind […]
# The DA has called for time limits on resolving dismissal and suspension cases in the public service, after the Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture was ordered to reinstate two officials and pay them 21-million rand in back salaries. The officials were fired in 2009, but the Labour Court found their dismissals substantively unfair. DA Tersia […]
# Voorbereidings vir die Jongboer-uitstalling by die Freeway Tabernacle in Johannesburg is onderweg. Die September-geleentheid wat deur die Jongboer-projek aangebied word, het ten doel om jeugbemagtiging, toegang tot grond, klimaatsverandering en voedselsekerheid aan te pak en sal mentorskap, vernuwing en volhoubare boerdery bevorder. Meer as twee-duisend mense sal na verwagting deelneem, onder andere opkomende boere, […]
# Preparations for the Young Farmer Connect Exhibition at The Freeway Tabernacle in Johannesburg is underway. The September event hosted by the Young Farmer initiative, aims to tackle youth empowerment, land access, climate change, and food security. It will promote mentorship, innovation, and sustainable farming. With over two-thousand attendees including emerging farmers, experts, and policymakers […]
