# Die Wes-Kaapse LUR vir Landbou, Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling en Toerisme, Ivan Meyer, het ‘n vierpunt-noodreaksieplan uiteengesit om doeltreffendheid op die Kaapstadse hawe te verbeter. Dit is aangewys as die swakste onder 400 wêreldhawens op die Wêreldbank se houerhawe-prestasie-aanwyser vir 2025. Die plan sluit maatreëls in om opeenhoping te bestuur en bedryfs-ontwrigtings te beperk. Meyer sê […]
# Western Cape Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism MEC Ivan Meyer outlined a four-point emergency response plan to improve efficiency at the port of Cape Town. It was ranked the worst among 400 global ports in the World Bank’s 2025 Container Port Performance Index. The plan includes congestion management and mitigation of operational disruptions. Meyer […]
# The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa has increased its 2026 lemon export forecast from 45.8-million to 49.4-million15-kilogram cartons. The revision follows favourable growing conditions, increased rainfall and cold fronts that accelerated fruit colour development and improved fruit size. Major increases are expected from Letsitele in Limpopo and the Sundays River Valley in the […]
# The Land Bank is calling for urgent action to remove barriers preventing young people from entering agriculture, as the sector remains underused for job creation and economic inclusion. The bank states high youth unemployment and limited access to land, finance, skills and mentorship continue to block many aspiring young farmers from getting started. The […]
# Die Landbank doen ‘n beroep op dringende optrede om hindernisse te verwyder wat jongmense verhinder om die landbou te betree, aangesien die sektor steeds onderbenut word met werkskepping en ekonomiese insluiting. Die bank sê die hoë jeugwerkloosheid en beperkte toegang tot grond, finansiering, vaardighede en mentorskap verhoed steeds baie aspirant jong boere om te […]
# Die DA sê meer as vyf-miljoen-rand is verlore weens diefstal en vandalisme by Gauteng se Agri-Parke, wat voedselsekerheid en opkomende boere in gevaar stel. Die party sê infrastruktuur en toerusting by verskeie terreine is gesteel of vernietig, met herstelkoste wat op nagenoeg 950-duisend-rand geraam word. Bronwynn Engelbrecht van die DA doen ‘n beroep op […]
# The DA says more than five-million-rand has been lost due to theft and vandalism at Gauteng’s Agri-Parks, putting food security and emerging farmers at risk. The party says infrastructure and equipment at several sites have been stolen or destroyed, with repair costs estimated at around 950-thousand-rand. The DA’s Bronwynn Engelbrecht calls for better security […]
# Die landbou-organisasie, TLU SA, sê die vervanging van die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, sal nie die bek-en-klouseer-krisis oplos nie. DA-leier Geordin Hill-Lewis het president Cyril Ramaphosa gevra om Steenhuisen te vervang met die huidige minister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, Willie Aucamp. TLU SA se president, Bennie van Zyl, sê die regering moet […]
# Agricultural organisation TLU SA says replacing minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, will not resolve the foot-and-mouth crisis. DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has asked president Cyril Ramaphosa to replace Steenhuisen with the current minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Willie Aucamp. TLU SA’s president, Bennie van Zyl, says what is needed is for government to change […]
