Joemat-Pettersson guilty of reckless spending
Unconscionably excessive, reckless and unethical was how the public protector, Thuli Madonsela described agricultural minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson’s spending.
Large injection for sustainable agriculture
Sustainable farming in South Africa has been given a boost by Nedbank which announced that it would invest R8,3 million in the World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa’s (WWF-SA)...
Western Cape should focus on high value products
Population growth and rapid urbanisation will lead to a strong increase in the demand for food globally which means that the future looks bright for agriculture, but there are many...
Conflicting reports on de-gazetting of Gongolo claim
Conflicting reports have emerged regarding the apparent imminent de-gazetting of the Gongolo restitution land claim in KwaZulu-Natal, which 10 years after being gazetted, has not been resolved.
Farmers use their wits and IT to track suspect
Farmers in KZN’s Estcourt area made headlines recently when they assisted police in tracking down a man on 4 November who allegedly stabbed his wife and sister-in-law before fleeing with...
Emergency relief for Northern Cape fire victims
Up to 215 000ha grazing was destroyed in the recent veld fires in the Kuruman and Koopmansfontein areas in the Northern Cape,
Agri unity forum to provide answers
The new Agri-Sector Unity Forum will deal with, among other things, land reform problems, water issues and the training of smallholder farmers.
‘Wage dispute’ taken over by politics
As the violence on Western Cape farms abated, political parties engaged in public mud-slinging, with each blaming the other. Denene Erasmus reports.
Fewer dairy farmers produce more milk
Increased volumes of raw milk production in South Africa were not the result of growth in dairy farm units but were due to the competitive nature of the dairy industry,...
Sweet success for Tongaat Hulett
Renewable energy, in the form of biofuel production and electricity generation is of increasing importance to sugar processor Tongaat Hulett.
Farmer’s Weekly scoops top award
Farmer’s Weekly recently received the Magazine Publishers’ Association of South Africa’s PICA Award in the Special Interest (Male & Female Interest) category.
Interest rate kept unchanged
The South African Reserve Bank kept the repo rate unchanged at 5% at its last monetary policy meeting of the year. Inflation concerns countered weak economic growth.
Drought escalating in North West and Northern Cape
The drought in the north and north-western parts of the Northern Cape has escalated to such an extent that Agri Northern Cape has lodged an application for government disaster relief...
‘E-tolling highly likely to be introduced throughout South Africa’ – OUTA
If the SA National Roads Agency (Sanral)gains court approval to implement e-tolling in Gauteng, it was highly likely the system would be introduced in the rest of the country.
R1 in every R2 spent on food, housing
The portion of income spent on food by the average household has declined since 2005/2006, although the rand-value spent on food has increased, according to the 2010/2011 Income and Expenditure...
More than just low wages behind De Doorns strike
Western Cape farm workers are among the better paid of their counterparts country wide, so low wages alone can’t be blamed for the violent protests at De Doorns. Denene Erasmus...
How Western Cape grain buyers saved the day
Up to 90% of barley plantings in the Western Cape were affected by late rains, but buyers have stepped up to avert financial catastrophe. Denene Erasmus spoke to the different...
Rising poultry farmer named New Harvest of the Year
Gilbert Phalafala started farming six years ago and was recently named the winner of the 2012 Toyota South Africa New Harvest competition for emerging farmers.
Eastern Cape stock farmer is the Young Farmer of the Year
Richard Ablort-Morgan was named the 2012 Agri SA/Toyota SA Young Farmer of the Year.
Agri Wes-Cape sees a political hand in De Doorn strikes
When people are brought in by taxis and buses it’s no longer a labour issue, it’s ‘political’.
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