# South Africa and the US will begin bilateral talks this week following strained relations and US-imposed tariffs. According to Business Day, Trade , Industry and Competition minister Parks Tau is expected to lead the South African delegation as government aims to reset ties and explore a new trade pact with its second-largest partner. Meanwhile, […]
# Die landbou-organisasie TLU SA is bekommerd oor die regering se nuut-ingestelde diensbillikheids-regulasies wat rasgegronde aanstellingsteikens bekendstel. Die regulasies, wat van hierdie maand af geld, is daarop gerig om werkplek-verskeidenheid te verbeter deur die aantal swartmense, vroue en mense met gestremdhede in verskeie poste te verhoog. Bennie van Zyl van TLU sê egter dat die […]
# Agricultural organisation TLU SA is concerned about the government’s newly implemented employment equity regulations, which introduce race-based deployment targets. The rules, which came into effect this month, aim to improve workplace diversity by increasing the number of black people, women, and people with disabilities in various jobs. However, the organisation’s Bennie van Zyl says […]
# Die Promoting Regenerative Agriculture for Sustainable Livelihoods is in Mosambiek bekendgestel om vier-duisend kleinboere te ondersteun. Die projek van 32-miljoen-rand sal veral klem lê op vroue en jeug deur klimaatsbestande boerdery. Die projek, wat tot 2027 duur, sal grondgehalte verbeter, ekosisteme herstel, en toegang tot digitale hulpmiddels en finansiële insluiting bied. Die inisiatief wil […]
# The Promoting Regenerative Agriculture for Sustainable Livelihoods has been launched in Mozambique to support four-thousand smallholder farmers. The 32-million-rand project will focus especially on women and youth through climate-resilient farming. Running until 2027, the project will enhance soil health, restore ecosystems, and provide access to digital tools and financial inclusion. The initiative aims to […]
# Die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, sê die wetgewende vereiste dat eienaars die verspreiding van bek-en-klouseer keer, moet deur die regering se doeltreffende leierskap en toepassing ondersteun word. KwaZulu-Natal het tans 147 aktiewe uitbrekings en nuwe gevalle is onlangs in die Newcastle-area aangemeld. Die ministerie se woordvoerder, Joylene van Wyk, sê daar is nuwe […]
# Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen says the legislative requirement for owners to stop the spread of foot and mouth disease must be supported by effective government leadership and enforcement. KwaZulu-Natal has been grappling with 147 active FMD outbreaks, with new cases recently detected in the Newcastle area. The ministry’s spokesperson, Joylene van Wyk, says new infections […]
# Die Departement van Water en Sanitasie maak vandag twee sluise van die Vaaldam toe om uitvloei na die Bloemhofdam geleidelik te verminder. Dit volg nadat die watervlak en invloei afgeneem het. Onlangse watervrystellings het oorstromings in laagliggende gebiede veroorsaak, en ontruimde inwoners word versoek om nie terug te keer nie, aangesien rivieroewers oorversadig bly. […]
# The Department of Water and Sanitation will today close two sluice gates at the Vaal Dam and gradually reduce outflows at the Bloemhof Dam, as water levels and inflows have decreased. Recent water releases caused flooding in low-lying areas, and evacuated residents are urged to avoid returning as riverbanks remain oversaturated. The department’s Wisane […]
