Ideologies that harm an economy
Political ideology and a need to stay in favour with voters is placing a burden on the economy and leading to job losses. Dawie Roodt from the Efficiency Group explains how minimum wages and labour laws are hurting the country. Lindi van Rooyen reports.
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‘SA farmers are not getting their money’s worth’
South Africans pay more than four months’ salary a year to fund government. While those living in cities receive their money’s worth – more or less – farmers get the short end of the stick.
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Agricultural jobs increasing – for now
Employment in the agricultural sector increased by nearly 8% during the first quarter of this year compared with the last quarter of 2012.
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Land reform: government calls for partnerships with farmers
Rural development and land reform are firmly on the government’s agenda, according to Mduduzi Shabane, director-general of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR). Speaking at the 2013 Grain SA congress, he said this presented opportunities for the government and private sector to work together to address poverty, unemployment and inequality.
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Laws to look out for
Market agents, by the very nature of their occupations – they represent producers in a financial capacity – have a law especially written to regulate their activities and protect the producer’s financial interests.
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Jam-packed with quality
A small fruit factory on the Piket-Bo-Berg in the Swartland has secured major contracts in both the local and export markets. The secret to its success is surprisingly simple, as Jay Ferreira explains.
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Memorandum: issues affecting agriculture
AgriSA has compiled a memorandum listing the 10 most important issues affecting agriculture.
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Agricultural mechanisation for economic survival
The era of mechanisation and outsourcing in the commercial agriculture sector has arrived to counter the sharp increase in labour costs, says Attie Scholtz, the 2012 Northern Cape Young Farmer of the Year. He explains to Annelie Coleman why mechanisation has become vital for a farmer’s economic survival.
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A shift in pace for land reform?
Speaking in parliament during the debate on the State of the Nation address, minister of Rural Development and Land Refom, Gugile Nkwinti, rejected claims that land reform had failed.
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Labour basics
One of the many challenges you’ll face as your farming business grows is deciding how many people to employ, writes Roelof Bezuidenhout.
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