# Die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, en die Chinese doeane-administrateur, Sun Meijun, het ʼn geskiedkundige handelsprotokol vir steenvrugte in Sjanghai, China, onderteken. Amerikaanse tariewe plaas tans druk op uitvoerders en daarom hou hierdie ooreenkoms groot moontlikhede in wat China se sterk mark betref. Die departement se woordvoerder, Joylene van Wyk, sê toegang tot die […]
# The Southern African Agri Initiative has raised alarm over the collapse of South Africa’s state vaccine producer, Onderstepoort Biological Products, following its 2024/25 Annual Performance Report. The vaccine manufacturer achieved only 62-percent of its targets and lost 100-million-rand in revenue, while vaccine production decline by 24-percent. leaving farmers vulnerable to preventable livestock diseases. Saai’s […]
# Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, and China’s General Administration of Customs, Sun Meijun, have signed a historic stone fruit trade protocol in Shanghai, China. With US tariffs squeezing exporters, this agreement offers huge potential, tapping into China’s strong market. The department’s spokesperson, Joylene van Wyk, says the opening of the Chinese market could unlock […]
# Die DA veroordeel die aanranding op die 70-jarige boervrou, Rolé Uys in Mpumalanga. Die aanvallers het kookwater op haar uitgegooi voordat hulle haar met kettings vasgemaak, haar mond toegestop en haar vir dood agtergelaat het. Die DA se woordvoerder oor landbou, Willie Aucamp sê hierdie aanval, wat volg op ‘n soortgelyke aanval wat die […]
# The DA has condemned the assault on 70-year-old farmer Rolé Uys in Mpumalanga. The attackers poured boiling water over her before she was chained, gagged, and left for dead. DA Agriculture spokesperson Willie Aucamp says this attack, following a similar incident she encountered two months ago, highlighting the ongoing rural safety crisis. He calls […]
# Die Streekhof in Kroonstad in die Vrystaat het Mandau Sejani en Daniel Mosiuwa Motaung tot lewenslange tronkstraf gevonnis vir die moord op ‘n boer, Eric David Wessels. Die mans het Wessels op 24 Oktober 2020 aangeval, hom met ‘n plastieksak versmoor en besittings gesteel. Mojalefa Senokoatsane van die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag het die uitspraak as […]
# The Kroonstad Regional Court in the Free State has sentenced Mandau Sejani and Daniel Mosiuwa Motaung, to life imprisonment for the murder of farmer Eric David Wessels. The men attacked Wessels on 24 October 2020, suffocating him with a plastic bag and stealing property. The NPA’s Mojalefa Senokoatsane, hailed the ruling as a firm […]
# Die Oos-Kaapse Volhoubaarheidsforum sê die provinsie speel steeds ‘n belangrike rol in die ondersteuning van landelike voortbestaan, bioverskeidenheids-bewaring en grondherstel te midde van Suid-Afrika se sukkelende ekonomie. Die forum se sameroeper, Cobus Meiring, sê die streek se sitrusbedryf verwag vanjaar ‘n rekord-oes, wat ‘n welkome hupstoot vir die provinsiale ekonomie sal bied. Hy sê […]
# The Eastern Cape Sustainability Forum says the province is continuing to play a vital role in supporting rural livelihoods, biodiversity conservation, and land restoration. This is in the face of South Africa’s strained economy. The forum’s convener, Cobus Meiring, says the regional citrus industry anticipates a record-breaking harvest this year, providing a welcome boost to the provincial economy. He says […]
