# The Port of Cape Town is expediting fruit exports to the US ahead of a 30-percent tariff set to take effect on 9 July this year. Currently, a 90-day reprieve allows a reduced 10-percent tariff, providing a critical window for South African exporters. To enhance efficiency, the Cape Town Container Terminal has added two […]
# Suid-Afrika se 2025 druiwe-oes vir wyn het uitstekende vruggehalte gelewer danksy matige, droë toestande wat geur, struktuur en suurgehalte verbeter het. Die uitvoerende hoof van die bedryfsliggaam SA Wine, Rico Basson, het ‘n opbrengs van 1,24-miljoen-ton aangeteken vanaf meer as 86-duisend hektaar. Basson sê hierdie oes beklemtoon die veerkragtigheid en toewyding van die land […]
# South Africa’s 2025 wine grape harvest has delivered excellent fruit quality due to mild, dry conditions that enhanced flavour, structure and acidity. The CEO of the industry body SA Wine, Rico Basson, reports a yield of 1.24-million tonnes from over 86-thousand hectares. Basson says this harvest underscores the resilience and commitment of the country’s growers […]
# ‘n Senior landbou-ekonoom van FNB, Paul Makube, sê die jongste brandstofprysverlaging het op die regte tyd gekom te midde van verhoogde landbou-bedrywighede. Die petrolprys het om middernag met 22-sent-per-liter gedaal, terwyl die twee grade diesel nou onderskeidelik 42- en 41-sent per liter goedkoper is. Dit volg op ‘n daling in internasionale oliepryse as gevolg […]
# FNB senior Agricultural economist, Paul Makube, says the latest fuel price cut has come at the right time amid elevated agricultural activity. Petrol has dropped by 22-cents a litre, while the two grades of diesel saw decreases of 42 and 41-cents a litre, following a decline in global oil prices due to oversupply and […]
# Die Afrika-unie se kommissaris vir Landbou, Moses Vilakati, glo landbou moet ‘n integrale rol speel in die versnelling van ontwikkeling op die vasteland. Hy het gepraat op die bekendstelling van die strategie- en aksieplan vir die Omvattende Afrika Landbou-ontwikkelingsprogram in Kemptonpark, Ekurhuleni. Vilakati het aan SABC News gesê die AU se lidlande moet hierdie […]
# The African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Moses Vilakati, believes agriculture should be at the centre of accelerating development in Africa. He spoke during the launch of the strategy and action plan for the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Action Programme in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni. Vilakati told SABC News that the African member states should domesticate […]
# Wes-Kaapse damvlakke het tot onder 60-persent gedaal, met die ses groot damme saam nou op 59,7-persent. Dit is ‘n daling van die 60,7-persent verlede week en 62,1-persent in dieselfde tyd verlede jaar. Die provinsie se grootste dam, Theewaterskloof, staan op 60-persent en Voëlvlei op 58,5-persent. Dié daling is ondanks die onlangse koue weer en […]
# Western Cape dam levels have dropped below 60-percent, with the six major dams now at a combined 59.7-percent. This is down from 60.7-percent last week and from 62.1-percent this time last year. The province’s largest dam, Theewaterskloof, is at 60-percent, while Voëlvlei sits at 58.5-percent. This decline comes despite recent cold weather and snowfall. […]
