# The DA says Transnet’s persistent failures at the port of Cape Town are crippling exporters’ access to global markets. The party warns that despite growing interest from Western Cape businesses to expand internationally, chronic backlogs, outdated infrastructure, and inefficiencies at the port are stalling momentum. The DA’s Noko Masipa calls on Transport minister Barbara […]
# Die Departement van Landbou in Gauteng het saailinge aan 28 boerdery-koöperasies in Orange Farm suid van Johannesburg geskenk om te help met die stryd teen armoede en voedselonsekerheid. Die inisiatief is deel van die regering se pogings om honger te bestry en plaaslike landbou-ontwikkeling in kwesbare gemeenskappe te help ontwikkel. Die LUR, Vuyiswa Ramokgopa, […]
# The Gauteng Agriculture Department has distributed seedlings to 28 farming cooperatives in Orange Farm, south of Johannesburg, to help combat poverty and food insecurity. The initiative forms part of the government’s broader efforts to tackle hunger and strengthen local agricultural development in vulnerable communities. MEC Vuyiswa Ramokgopa revealed that 2.5-million people in the province […]
# Die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, sê sy departement se verskerpte pogings om bek-en-klouseer te beheer en uit te wis, is werp vrugte af. Die siektebestuur in Limpopo en die Oos-Kaap word binnekort opgehef en ʼn dringende bestelling vir noodsaaklike entstof ter waarde van 72-miljoen-rand is geplaas. Die ministerie se woordvoerder, Joylene van Wyk, […]
# 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 […]
