# Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, says that intensified efforts by his department to control and eradicate foot-and-mouth disease are paying off. This as disease management areas of two provinces, Limpopo and Eastern Cape, will soon be lifted, and an urgent order has been placed for much-needed vaccines to the value of 72-million-rand. Ministry’s spokesperson, […]
# Vandag is Wêreld Hongerdag om bewusmaking te verhoog en optrede teen wêreldwye honger te inspireer. Die dag is in 2011 deur The Hunger Project begin. Sowat 2,4-miljard mense worstel wêreldwyd met voedselonsekerheid, terwyl ongeveer 22-persent Suid-Afrikaners honger ervaar. Die dag kyk na volhoubare oplossings, onder meer belegging in landbou, die bemagtiging van kleinboere en […]
# Today marks World Hunger Day, raising awareness and inspire action against global hunger. Launched by The Hunger Project in 2011, it highlights that 2.4-billion people face food insecurity with approximately 22-percent of South African’s facing hunger. The day calls for sustainable solutions including investing in agriculture, empowering small farmers, and addressing climate change. With […]
# Die Sitruskwekersvereniging verwelkom die regering se waarborg van 51-miljard-rand vir Transnet en toenemende deelname van die privaat sektor. Vanjaar se sitrus-seisoen nader die hoë produksie-weke. Die vereniging se uitvoerende hoof, Boitshoko Ntshabele, sê gladde logistiek is nou uiters belangrik, met Suider-Afrika wat hoop op uitvoere van meer as 171-miljoen kartonne. Transnet het personeel, toerusting […]
# The Citrus Growers’ Association has welcomed government’s 51-billion-rand guarantee for Transnet and recent progress on private sector participation. With the 2025 citrus season nearing peak weeks, the association’s CEO, Boitshoko Ntshabele, says smooth logistics are crucial as Southern Africa targets exports of over 171-million cartons. Transnet has added staff, equipment, and reefer maintenance. He […]
# Wetenskaplikes van die Afrika-Unie se Ontwikkelingsagentskap sê landbou-innovering is die sleutel tot die bekamping van wanvoeding. Navorser Ildephonse Musafiri het tydens die G20-vergadering van hooflandbouwetenskaplikes in Polokwane, Limpopo, die noodsaak beklemtoon om voedselstelsels regoor Afrika te transformeer. Besprekings het gefokus op die bevordering van produktiwiteit, die finansiering van landbou en betrokkenheid deur die jeug […]
# Scientists from the African Union Development Agency say agricultural innovation is key to tackling malnutrition. Speaking at the G20 meeting of chief agricultural scientists in Polokwane, Limpopo, researcher Ildephonse Musafiri stressed the need to transform food systems across Africa. Discussions focused on boosting productivity, financing agriculture, and involving youth and women. Musafiri highlighted that […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê Suid-Afrika het sy handelsverhoudings met die VSA suksesvol herstel na ‘n hoëvlakbesoek aan Washington verlede week. In antwoord op ‘n parlementêre vraag het hy bevestig dat besprekings oor heffings en beleggings hervat is en dat die VSA se deelname aan die komende G20-beraad in November uiters belangrik is. Ramaphosa het […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa has successfully reset its trade relationship with the US following a high-level visit to Washington last week. In response to a parliamentary question, he confirmed that discussions on tariffs and investments have resumed and that US participation in the upcoming G20 summit in November is crucial. Ramaphosa described […]