# Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Agriculture has elected ANC Member of Parliament Nomasonto Motaung as its new chairperson. Motaung succeeds acting chairperson Nobuhle Nkabane, who took over after Dina Pule was appointed Social Development minister in June. The former Deputy minister in the Presidency says agriculture is critical to food security, economic growth, job creation […]
# Die Verenigde Nasies se sekretaris-generaal, António Guterres, waarsku kritieke voedselstelsels en mense se lewens en voortbestaan word bedreig te midde van verskeie konflikte. Daar was verlede jaar die meeste gewapende konflikte sedert die Tweede Wêreldoorlog en ook van die hoogste vlakke van akute hongersnood wat nog ooit aangeteken is, met minstens 266-miljoen mense wat […]
# Standard Bank announced the Top 10 finalists for its 2026 Kasi SME National Pitch Challenge. The finalists from all nine provinces will compete for the one-million-rand grand prize at the Kasi SME Summit in Gqeberha tomorrow. There are nine provincial winners and one Viewers’ Choice entry. The entrepreneurs work in sectors including agriculture, healthcare, […]
# United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned critical food systems and the lives and livelihoods they sustain are under attack amidst several conflicts. 2025 saw not only the highest number of armed conflicts since World War Two, but also among the highest levels of acute hunger on record, with at least 266-million people facing […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens het ‘n Geel Vlak 2-waarskuwing uitgereik vir skadelike wind langs die Wes-Kaapse kus. Die gevaarlike toestande sal na verwagting vanmiddag ooswaarts na Plettenbergbaai versprei. ‘n Woordvoerder vir die Mosselbaai-munisipaliteit, Cornelle Carstens-Johnston, sê die sterk wind kan navigasie bemoeilik en klein hawens en strandaktiwiteite ontwrig:
# The South African Weather Service has issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for damaging winds along the Western Cape coast today. The hazardous conditions are expected to spread eastwards towards Plettenberg Bay during the afternoon. Mossel Bay Municipality spokesperson, Cornelle Carstens-Johnston, says the strong winds could make navigation difficult and disrupt small harbours, ports and […]
# Die Sitruskwekersvereniging van Suider-Afrika het sy lemoenuitvoer-voorspellings vir 2026 verlaag te midde van erge weer, geopolitieke spanning, markontwrigtings en logistieke uitdagings. Die uitvoerberaming vir Valencia-lemoene is met agt persent verlaag tot 58-miljoen kartonne, terwyl die vooruitskatting vir Navel-lemoene met 19-persent verlaag is tot 24,3-miljoen kartonne. Algehele sitrusuitvoere sal na verwagting 197,9-miljoen kartonne van 15-kilogram […]
# The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa has lowered its 2026 orange export forecasts, citing severe weather, geopolitical tensions, market disruptions and logistics challenges. Valencia orange estimates have been cut by eight-percent to 58-million cartons, while Navel oranges are down 19-percent to 24-point-three-million cartons. Total citrus exports are now expected at 197-point-nine-million 15-kilogram cartons. […]
# ‘n Brand wat vinnig versprei bedreig die Amerikaanse stad Reno in Nevada, met byna 90-duisend-mense wat beveel is om te ontruim of gereed te maak om te vlug. Die brand wat as Die Hawk bekend staan het meer as vier-duisend-hektaar verbrand en bly heeltermaal buite beheer. Ongeveer-42-duisend inwoners is onder verpligte ontruimingsbevele, terwyl nog […]
