# Agriculture minister Willie Aucamp signed a protocol opening the Chinese market to South African cherries for the first time. The agreement was signed in Beijing during the ninth sanitary and phytosanitary ministerial meeting. Aucamp says it is record-breaking, as it marks two market access protocols signed with China within a year. He says the […]
# South Africa’s economy contracted by 0.2-percent between April and June 2026, ending six consecutive quarters of growth. According to Statistics South Africa’s latest Gross Domestic Product, mining, trade and manufacturing were the main drags on economic activity. Statiticial-general Risenga Maluleke says mining fell by three-percent, while trade declined 1.9-percent. Manufacturing recorded its third consecutive contraction by […]
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare vra bestendigheid en goeie bestuur by Onderstepoort Biologiese Produkte, na die skorsing van die liggaam se waarnemende uitvoerende hoof, Jacob Modumoh. Dit volg na bewerings van wangedrag rondom die prysbepaling van bek-en-klouseer-entstowwe deur die plaaslike entstofvervaardiger. Claude Naicker van die vakbond sê die publiek se vertroue in die vervaardiger asook […]
# The Public Servants Association is calling for stability and sound governance at Onderstepoort Biological Products, following the suspension of the entity’s acting CEO Jacob Modumoh. This is over allegations of misconduct relating to the pricing of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines by the local vaccine manufacturer. PSA’s Claude Naicker emphasises that public confidence in the OBP and […]
# The DA says crime is becoming a growing threat to rural and farming communities in the Western Cape. This follows two incidents in the Cape Winelands over the weekend, including an attack on two residents at a farm along Bottelary Road. The DA’s Benedicta van Minnen says 133 attacks on farmers have been recorded […]
# Die DA sê misdaad word ‘n groeiende bedreiging vir landelike en boerderygemeenskappe in die Wes-Kaap. Dit volg na twee voorvalle in die Kaapse Wynlande oor die naweek, insluitend ‘n aanval op twee inwoners op ‘n plaas langs Bottelaryweg. Benedicta van Minnen van die DA sê 133 aanvalle op boere is tot dusver vanjaar aangeteken […]
# Twee plaasaanvalle het kommer laat ontstaan oor landelike veiligheid in Stellenbosch en die Kaapse Wynland. Volgens berigte het ‘n hoogs-gekoördineerde aanval die naweek in die Klapmuts-gebied plaasgevind waar ses gewapende mans by ‘n plaashuis ingebreek, ‘n egpaar aangeval en vasgebind en waardevolle besittings gesteel het. Polisiewoordvoerder Frederick van Wyk het bevestig dat ‘n egpaar […]
# Die vakbond GIWUSA vra die regering om dringend ‘n omvattende nasionale klimaatnoodvoorbereidingsplan te publiseer oor die uitwerking van die komende Super El Niño. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens waarsku Suid-Afrika sal na verwagting hierdie lente ‘n ondergemiddelde reënval en bogemiddelde temperature ervaar, namate ‘n sterk El Niño-verskynsel in die Stille Oseaan ontwikkel. GIWUSA se president Mametlwe […]
# Two farm attacks have raised rural safety concerns in Stellenbosch and the Cape Winelands. According to reports, a highly coordinated attack occurred in the Klapmuts area over the weekend, where six-armed men broke into a farmhouse, assaulted a couple with cable ties before stealing valuables. Separately, Western Cape police spokesperson Captain Frederick van Wyk […]
