Nuusflits: John Steenhuisen afgedank as minister van Landbou
# John Steenhuisen is afgedank as minister van Landbou terwyl die DA verskeie veranderings aangebring het aan sy lede in die regering van nasionale eenheid.
Agriculture
NewsFlash: John Steenhuisen sacked as minister of Agriculture
# John Steenhuisen has been sacked as minister of Agriculture, as the DA makes several changes to its representation in the government of national unity.
Weather Service warns of windy, cooler conditions across parts of South Africa
# The South African Weather Service says a cut-off low-pressure system will bring windy, cooler, and unsettled weather to parts of the country until Saturday. The system is expected to affect the Western Cape, the Eastern Cape, the Free State, North West, and Gauteng. The service urges motorists to be cautious on the roads due […]
Kaapstad vra Transnet om hawe vinniger te verbeter [KLANK]
# Die Stad Kaapstad het Transnet weer gevra om sy strategieë vinniger uit te voer om doeltreffendheid op die Kaapstadse hawe te verbeter. Dit is tans laaste op die Wêreldbank se aanwyser vir vraghantering. Navorsing deur die Wes-Kaapse regering het bevind ʼn doeltreffender hawe kan sowat ses-miljard-rand se bykomende uitvoere ontsluit en byna 20-duisend werksgeleenthede […]
GOOD welcomes Drakenstein Municipality’s commitment to prioritise the cleaning of the Berg River [SOUND]
# The GOOD Party says the Drakenstein Municipality in the Western Cape’s Public Safety and Engineering Services Departments are now actively seeking budget availability for the next financial year to personally take responsibility for the cleaning of the Berg River. Spokesperson Keagen Gertse says waterways require consistent vegetation rehabilitation and sediment removal to restore its […]
Cape Town calls on Transnet to accelerate port improvement strategies [SOUND]
# Cape Town has renewed calls for Transnet to accelerate initiatives to improve efficiencies at the port of Cape Town, which has been ranked last in the latest World Bank container port performance index. Research commissioned by the Western Cape government found a more efficient port could unlock six-billion-rand in additional exports and support 20-thousand […]
Landbank sê jeugdeelname is noodsaaklik vir toekoms van Suid-Afrikaanse landbou
# Die Landbank vra vir hernude fokus op die verwydering van hindernisse wat jong Suid-Afrikaners keer om betekenisvol aan die landbousektor deel te neem. Die land se amptelike werkloosheidsyfer vir jongmense tussen 15 en 34 jaar oud is tans bo 45-persent. Die waarnemende bestuurshoof van die Landbank, Jabu Mphambo, sê jongmense betree die boerderybedryf teen […]
Land Bank says youth participation is essential to future of South African agriculture
# The Land Bank is calling for renewed focus on removing the barriers that prevent young South Africans from participating meaningfully in the agriculture sector. The country’s official unemployment rate for young people aged between 15 and 34 currently sits above 45-percent. Land Bank acting CEO Jabu Mphambo says young people continue to enter the […]
VF Plus sê Gauteng se landbouvermoë is onderbenut [KLANK]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus sê die Departement van Landbou en Landelike Ontwikkeling se 2026/2027‑begroting toon Gauteng benut nie sy landbouvermoë ten volle nie. Volgens Jaco Mulder van die party moet elke hektaar bewerkbare landbougrond beskerm en optimaal benut word om voedselproduksie, ekonomiese groei en werkskepping te bevorder. Hy sê die onlangse uitbreking van bek-en-klouseer en […]