# Farmers in Mpumalanga have raised concerns over delays in the rollout of Foot and Mouth disease vaccines, warning the current pace is too slow. The Red Meat Producers Organisation says only 33-thousand-500 cattle have been vaccinated from 61-thousand doses received. The Gert Sibande District remains the hardest hit by the outbreak. Provincial manager Hennie […]
# Die minister van Landbou, Willie Aucamp, sê sy department het ‘n skikking buite die hof bereik wat ‘n regsgeding beëindig oor die verkryging en verspreiding van bek-en-klouseer-entstowwe. Sakeliga, die landbou-organisasie Saai en Vrystaat Landbou het aangevoer boere moet toegelaat word om entstowwe regstreeks te koop eerder as om te wag op uitgerekte staatsverkrygingsprosesse. Aucamp […]
# Minister of Agriculture, Willie Aucamp, says his department reached an out-of-court settlement which brings an end to the legal dispute over the procurement and distribution of foot-and-mouth-disease vaccines. Sakeliga, agricultural organisation Saai and Free State Agriculture had argued farmers should be allowed to procure vaccines directly, rather than wait for lengthy government processes. Aucamp says […]
# The South African Rooibos Council says protecting the origin of Rooibos is becoming increasingly important as global demand for the product grows. According to the council, expanding export opportunities, including improved access to the Chinese market, make it vital to safeguard the Rooibos name and ensure consumers receive an authentic South African product. The […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Rooibosraad sê die beskerming van die oorsprong van Rooibos word toenemend belangrik namate die wêreldwye vraag na die produk groei. Volgens die raad is dit as gevolg van die uitbreiding van uitvoergeleenthede, insluitend verbeterde toegang tot die Chinese mark, noodsaaklik om die Rooibos-naam te beskerm en te verseker dat verbruikers ‘n oorspronklike […]
# Die Wêreldgesondheidsorganisasie waarsku Europa kan nog dodelike weke verwag terwyl nog ‘n hittegolf tans oor die Atlantiese Oseaan vorm. Die streeksdirekteur vir Europa, Hans Kluge, het ‘n noodvergadering gehou met verteenwoordigers van 41 lande in die streek, die Europese Kommissie en burgerlike samelewingsgroepe om lesse uit die onlangse hittegolf en hitte-gesondheidsaksieplanne te bespreek. Frankryk, […]
# The World Health Organization has warned Europe could face more deadly weeks ahead, with another intense heatwave forming over the Atlantic. Regional director for Europe Hans Kluge held an emergency call with representatives from 41 countries in the region, the European Commission and civil society groups to discuss lessons from the recent heatwave and […]
# Suid-Afrika word aangemoedig om sy rampgereedheid te versterk, met kenners wat waarsku ‘n kragtige El Niño-weerpatroon is besig om te ontwikkel. Wetenskaplikes sê die verskynsel kan ernstige droogte, watertekorte, oesverliese en hoër voedselpryse meebring. Die onlangse La Niña-seisoene het wel broodnodige vog aan grondtoestande verskaf, maar kenners waarsku die land moenie oorgerus wees nie. […]
# South Africa is being urged to strengthen its disaster preparedness as experts warn a powerful El Niño weather pattern is developing. Scientists say the phenomenon could bring severe drought, water shortages, crop losses and higher food prices. While recent La Niña seasons have improved soil moisture, experts stress the country cannot afford complacency. They […]
