Tina’s reign a disaster – Salam Abram
Long-serving ANC MP Salam Abram recently announced that he had quit the party.
Huge role for smallholders in agriculture
Smallholder farmers occupy and cultivate only 10% of agricultural land worldwide, yet they produce up to 20% of the global food supply.
Breaking new ground with genomics
Genetic markers could be used in livestock farming to trace chromosome segments over generations, said molecular geneticist Dr Andre Eggen at the annual SA Stud Book International Breeding Symposium held...
Child injured in shooting accident at HuntEx
An eight-year-old boy was injured in a shooting accident on Monday, the last day of the HuntEx 2014 expo in Midrand, according to a statement released by the organisers of...
Inflation to reach 7% by year end – economists
South Africa’s consumer inflation rate may surge to about 7% by the end of the year, and the repo rate – the rate at which the Reserve Bank lends money...
Clostridial outbreak causes rhino deaths
According to recent media reports, 35 rhino owned by John Hume have died of a clostridial infection.
R1,7 billion Pilanesberg bulk water project for North West
Water and Environmental Affairs minister Edna Molewa launched the R1,7 billion Pilanesberg Bulk Water Project in Ntswana-le-metsing outside Rustenburg earlier this week.
Prepare for the 2014 veld fire season
Land owners in the Free State have been asked to start preparing for the 2014 veld fire season.
Agricultural products contributes to higher PPI
The rapidly rising prices at which agricultural produce is leaving the farm gate played a big role in South Africa’s general inflation rate.
Kudu biltong for Hong Kong?
The Namibian Agricultural Union (NAU) welcomed an announcement of a proposed visit by Hong Kong authorities to Namibia, regarding the exportation of beef and game meat from Namibia to that...
Hard cheese wins top honours at SA Dairy Awards
For the third year in a row the prize for the best dairy product in SA has been awarded to a cheese.
The potential of rhino horn farming
Illegal rhino poaching is increasing because of the high demand for horn from the increasingly wealthy Asian elite , according to Michael Murphree, a researcher at the Potchefstroom Campus of...
Zambia’s first ever ‘full-scale’ agricultural expo a resounding success
Reports from Zambia indicate that the country’s “first full-scale, live agriculture event” held at Chisamba earlier in April was a resounding success.
Million dollar donation for agricultural college
Taung Agricultural College near Vryburg in the North West has received a donation of US$1 million (R10,5 million) from Danish company Haldor Topsøe, which specialises in research and technology.
Police bust KZN hydroponic dagga grower
A search by police of a house in Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, recently yielded a R1,2 million haul of hydroponically grown dagga.
Destructive banana fungus spreads from Asia to Africa
The UN warned of possible “massive destruction” of the annual global $5 billion (R52 billion) banana crop as the TR4 strain of Panama disease spreads from Asia to Africa and...
Fuel price increases much higher than inflation
Over the past 15 years the price of fuel in South Africa increased by more than 560%, according to Eqstra Fleet Management.
Massive EC water infrastructure investment unveiled
Water supply in the Eastern Cape is set to improve with the launch of the R12,45 billion Mzimvubu Water Project in Tsolo Junction, reported SAnews.gov.za.
Government’s 50% plan unconstitutional – Grain SA
Grain SA (GSA) called upon its members to remain calm and await the outcome of the elections – and undertook to protect grain farmers' rights as entrenched in the Constitution,...
ASUF mourns the passing of Ntombi Msimang
Agri-sector Unity Forum (ASUF) chairperson Ntombi Msimang passed away on Sunday night, said ASUF in a statement.
