# Agricultural Business Chamber’s Wandile Sihlobo says employment in the agricultural sector fell by about four-percent between the second and third quarters of 2026, but the sector remains resilient. South Africa’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 33.7-percent in the third quarter, up from 33.6-percent in the previous quarter, according to Statistics South Africa. Sihlobo says […]
# COSATU in Gauteng het eengesindheid uitgespreek met die beskermde staking van sowat ‘n duisend werkers van Festive Chicken se aanleg in Olifantsfontein, Ekurhuleni. Hulle eis ordentlike salarisse, beter werksomstandighede en respek vir hul waardigheid. COSATU se provinsiale voorsitter, Amos Monyela, sê die werkers eis ʼn maandelikse salaris van 13-duisend-500-rand, mediesefonds-bydraes, permanente aanstelling en beter […]
# COSATU in Gauteng has expressed solidarity with over one-thousand Festive Chicken workers participating in a protected strike at the Olifantsfontein facility in Ekurhuleni. They demand decent wages, improved working conditions and respect for their dignity. COSATU’s provincial chairperson, Amos Monyela, says the workers demand a monthly salary of 13-thousand-500-rand, medical aid, permanent employment and […]
# Die Stad Tshwane sê die meeste waterstelsels het verbeter, wat help om voorsiening in verskeie streke bestendig te maak. Dit volg na weke lange waterbeperkings nadat die meeste reservoirs se vlakke weens groot verbruik gedaal het. Die Soshanguve L-, Klapperkop-, Refiloe-, Mamelodi-, Derdepoort- en Montana-reservoirs het herstel. Die metro se woordvoerder, Lindela Mashigo, sê […]
# The City of Tshwane says most of the water systems have improved, helping to stabilise supply to residents across several regions. This follows weeks of water restrictions across the metro, as most reservoirs fell to critically low levels due to high consumption. The Soshanguve L, Klapperkop, Refiloe, Mamelodi, Derdepoort and Montana reservoirs have recovered. […]
# AfriForum says 1 December will be observed worldwide as a day against farm murders, to remember victims of farm attacks and support their families. The date was chosen in memory of two-year-old Wilmien Potgieter, who was murdered with her parents on their Free State farm in 2010. The organisation’s Jacques Broodryk says AfriForum will […]
# AfriForum sê 1 Desember sal wêreldwyd waargeneem word as ‘n dag teen plaasmoorde, om slagoffers van plaasaanvalle te herdenk en hul gesinne te ondersteun. Die datum is gekies ter nagedagtenis aan die tweejarige Wilmien Potgieter, wat in 2010 saam met haar ouers op hul plaas in die Vrystaat vermoor is. Jacques Broodryk sê AfriForum […]
# ‘n Studie wat deur ActionAid Tanzanië in tien Afrikalande uitgevoer is, beklemtoon die belangrikheid van volhoubare landbou vir die versterking van voedselsekerheid, die uitbreiding van markte en die bou van veerkragtigheid. Die studie het Kenia, Uganda, Tanzanië, Ethiopië, Zambië, Zimbabwe, Nigerië, Ghana, Gambië en Malawi ingesluit. Die bevindinge beklemtoon die noodsaaklikheid daarvan om betroubare […]
# A multi-country study conducted across ten African nations by ActionAid Tanzania has highlighted the importance of sustainable agriculture in strengthening food security, expanding markets and building resilience. The study covered Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana, The Gambia and Malawi. The findings emphasise the need to strengthen reliable agricultural production, improve resilience […]
