# The DA says the Western Cape is facing heavy economic losses and a growing humanitarian crisis following the recent floods. According to the party, more than two-thousand farmworkers and their families have been displaced in the Cape Winelands, while farms, vineyards, orchards and rural infrastructure have been severely damaged. The DA’s Noko Masipa says […]
# Kaapstad se damvlakke het binne ‘n week met ongeveer 20-persent gestyg ná ongekende reën en staan nou op 71-persent. Dit het die stad uit die vroeë fase van droogtewaarskuwing verskuif, hoewel inwoners steeds aangespoor word om water verantwoordelik te gebruik. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Water en Sanitasie, Zahid Badroodien, waarsku die buitengewone reën waarborg nie […]
# Cape Town’s dam levels have risen by about 20-percent within a week following unusually intense rainfall, pushing storage to 71-percent. This has moved the city out of the early drought caution stage, although residents are still being urged to use water responsibly. Mayoral committee member for Water and Sanitation, Zahid Badroodien, warns the unusual […]
# Die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen het die verlaging van voedselinflasie tot die laagste vlak in 14 maande verwelkom, maar hy waarsku dat stygende brandstofpryse Suid-Afrika se landbousektor bedreig. Volgens die inligting van die Verbruikersindeks het inflasie op kos en nie-alkoholiese drank in April tot 2,9-persent gedaal teenoor 3,6-persent in Maart. Steenhuisen sê diesel […]
# Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen has welcomed the drop in food inflation to its lowest level in 14 months, but warns that soaring fuel prices are threatening South Africa’s agricultural sector. According to the Consumer Price Index data, annual food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation eased to 2.9-percent in April, down from 3.6-percent in March. Steenhuisen […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse LUR vir Landbou, Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling en Toerisme, Ivan Meyer, sê ’n nuwe handelsooreenkoms met China sal ekonomiese groei ‘n hupstoot gee, werk skep en die provinsie se sitrusbedryf versterk. Die nuwe ooreenkoms sal uitvoervereistes vergemaklik en mededingendheid tussen plaaslike produsente versterk. Meyer het bygevoeg die ooreenkoms is gesluit in ‘n tyd van wêreldwye […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê Suid-Afrika se landbousektor is gereed om met saam met Botswana te werk om voedselsekerheid te versterk en sy boerderybedryf te laat groei. Ramaphosa het tydens die Suid-Afrika-Botswana bi-nasionale kommissie se beraad ministers versoek om landbou-invoerbeperkings teen Desember 2026 op te los. Ramaphosa het geleenthede in mynbou, energie en infrastruktuur uitgelig, […]
# The Western Cape MEC for Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Ivan Meyer, says a new trade deal with China will boost economic growth, create jobs and strengthen the province’s citrus industry. The new agreement will ease export requirements and strengthen competitiveness for local producers. Meyer added the deal comes at a time of global […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa’s agricultural sector is ready to partner with Botswana to strengthen food security and grow its farming industry. Speaking at the South Africa-Botswana Bi-National Commission Summit, Ramaphosa urged ministers to resolve agricultural import restrictions by December 2026. Ramaphosa highlighted opportunities in mining, energy and infrastructure, including the Mmamabula-Lephalale Rail […]
