# Independent livestock industry group, FMD Response SA, has called on government to urgently release millions of foot-and-mouth-disease vaccine doses directly to private veterinarians. It says outbreaks continue to spread, threatening livestock production and rural livelihoods. Spokesperson Andrew Morphew says South Africa is expecting 14-million vaccine doses, but only about 4.4-million cattle have been vaccinated […]
# Electricity infrastructure restoration in the Witzenberg area of the Western Cape is continuing following severe storm damage in early May. Deputy minister of electricity and energy Samantha Graham-Maré says Eskom has made steady progress in repairing damaged infrastructure, although farmers have been without electricity for nearly a month. She welcomed the deployment of additional […]
# AgriSA says South Africa’s agricultural sector recorded a record trade surplus of about 29-billion-rand in the first three months of this year. The surplus was driven by strong horticultural exports such as grapes, citrus and wine. However, the organisation’s CEO Johann Kotzé warns challenges such as foot-and-mouth disease and declining exports to some markets […]
# AgriSA sê Suid-Afrika se landbousektor het ‘n rekordhandelsurplus van ongeveer 29-miljard-rand in die eerste drie maande van hierdie jaar aangeteken. Die surplus is aangevuur deur sterk uitvoere van tuinbouprodukte soos druiwe, sitrus en wyn. Die uitvoerende hoof, Johann Kotzé, waarsku egter uitdagings soos bek-en-klouseer en dalende uitvoere na sommige markte steeds prestasie beperk. Kotzé […]
# Die regering sê die ekonomie toon steeds positiewe groei, maar meer moet nog gedoen word om uitbreiding te bevorder, werk te skep en beleggings te lok. Die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie het met 0,5-persent in die eerste drie maande van hierdie jaar gegroei, wat ses agtereenvolgende periodes van groei aandui. Die adjunk-regeringswoordvoerder, William Baloyi, sê die […]
# Government says the economy continues to show positive growth, but more still needs to be done to boost expansion, create jobs and attract investment. The South African economy grew by 0.5-percent in the first three months of this year, marking six consecutive periods of growth. Deputy government spokesperson, William Baloyi, says the latest gross […]
# Die VF Plus vra ‘n ondersoek na ‘n beweerde e-posboodskap wat verband hou met die Departement van Landbou oor bek-en-klouseer. Die e-pos, wat blykbaar net ‘n grap was, maar wyd gedeel is op sosiale media, is glo deur ‘n senior amptenaar aan bestuurders van die departement gestuur. Wynand Boshoff van die party sê die […]
# Die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, en sy Italiaanse ampsgenoot, Francesco Lollobrigida, het ‘n ooreenkoms van verstandhouding onderteken om samewerking in landbou, landbouverwerking, vernuwing en marktoegang te versterk. Die ooreenkoms is in Kaapstad onderteken tydens die eerste Suid-Afrika–Italië Landbou-sakeforum. Steenhuisen sê die vennootskap het ten doel om handel, belegging en waardetoegevoegde landbouvennootskappe tussen die […]
# Die Parlement se portefeuljekomitee oor Landbou is bekommerd oor die doeltreffendheid van die Gemengde-befondsingsprogram wat toelaes en lenings saamvoeg om die kommersialisering van swart boere te ondersteun. Parlementslede het op ‘n voorlegging vrae gestel oor vertragings met befondsing, gebrekkige ondersteuning ná beleggings, en vordering van sukkelende projekte in Noordwes. Voorsitter Dina Pule sê die […]
