Clarity over new gun licensing directive
Legal firearm owners who may have been confused and worried by a recent police directive regarding firearm competency certificates and gun licenses can take heed of advice from the South African Gunowners’ Association (SAGA).
Agriculture needs R12 billion from Gordhan for drought relief
South Africa’s agricultural industry needs R12 billion to mitigate the effects of the current drought and to contribute to long-term sustainable local food production, according to Henk Vermeulen, Free State Agriculture CEO.
Anti-GM campaigns set to cost sub-Saharan countries
Anti-GM activists could cause significant losses in farmers’ productivity and raise food prices in sub-Saharan and other poor countries, according to a study by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF).
Tiger Brands faces animal cruelty charges
The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) has laid criminal charges against Enterprise Foods trading as Pork Packers Abattoir, a division of SA packaged goods company Tiger Brands.
Consultation on uranium mining in the Karoo
Tasman RSA Mines has applied to the Western Cape government for mining rights to some 500 000ha in the Karoo, according to Dr. Stefan Cramer, a hydro-geologist from Graaff-Reinet.
Quarter share in buffalo bull for R44 million
A 25% share in a buffalo bull has sold for R44 million at a recent Piet du Toit Wildbedryf auction.
Nigeria faces avian influenza crisis
Nigeria’s agriculture sector is struggling to bring an avian influenza outbreak under control.
SONA fails to acknowledge farmers, drought
Agri Eastern Cape has expressed disappointment about President Jacob Zuma’s 2016 State of the Nation Address (SONA).
Five-year master plan to put goat farming on the map in KZN
Extended and extreme drought conditions, together with rapidly escalating food prices, have persuaded the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (KZN DARD) to implement a plan to promote goat production and consumption in the province.
State of the Nation Address 2016
State of the Nation Address by Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa on the occasion of the Joint Sitting of Parliament
Agri leaders speak out before State of the Nation Address
The eyes of the country are fixed on South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma, who is due to deliver his 2016 State of the Nation Address on Thursday, 11 February at 7pm.
Entire country affected by drought, report reveals
The devastating drought experienced by South Africa last year could be expected to put consumers under great pressure for the foreseeable future, according to a report from the University of the Free State.
