Interest rates left unchanged
The Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, Gill Marcus has left the interest rate unchanged.
Full Fracking Report available to the public
The Department of Mineral Resources has published the complete report on the proposed hydraulic fracturing in the Karoo on its website.
More certainty needed to prevent SA slipping further
South Africa dropped two places in the World Economic Forum’s latest Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) – from 50th to 52nd out of 144 countries surveyed.
Stock theft hotspots in Eastern Cape identified
Kommadagga, Adelaide and Fort Beaufort are currently the main stock theft hotspots in the Eastern Cape.
Farmers warned not to react to ‘irresponsible comments’
Farmers tend to find a catastrophe in everything and ‘over-react’ to irresponsible comments from certain quarters, Eastern Cape RPO (ECRPO)chairperson Dr Pieter Prinsloo told delegates at the organisation’s AGM held...
Tragic death of three Agri SA members
Agri SA expressed its shock at the death of three of its members in an aircraft accident in the Cato Ridge area near Pietermaritzburg.
Massive golden handshake likely for Langa Zita
The recently suspended director-general (DG) of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), Langa Zita, could receive a multimillion rand golden handshake.
‘Farmers thrilled about fracking’ – Shabangu
Mineral Resources minister Susan Shabangu believes that farmers in general are “very excited” about the lifting of a moratorium on shale gas exploration in the Karoo, because this would eventually...
South Africa and Vietnam join hands against rhino poaching
Efforts to address the ongoing poaching of South Africa’s rhinos will be stepped up when a memorandum of understanding is signed with the Vietnam government in October.
Police to investigate possible fisheries corruption
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has handed its investigation into suspected financial and procurement irregularities,...
Beware of just chasing that 30% goal – Nkwinti
Some 21% of sugar cane land is currently under black ownership, up from 5% in 1994, SA Sugar Association (SASA) chairperson Bongani Linda said at a sugar cane industry event...
Vleissentraal-ARC Special Performance Test Class Award Winner
The breeder and owner of the 2012 Vleissentraal-ARC Special Performance Test Class Award for his Red Poll bull...
Dairy farmers under pressure to reduce carbon footprint
Milk producers in South Africa might soon find that high input costs and low milk prices will be topped with increased pressure to produce milk in a more environmentally friendly...
Department denies cows left to starve to death
Mpumalanga’s department of agriculture has denied leaving 48 cows to die of hunger.
Possible drought looming
Farmers in South Africa’s summer rainfall area were recently warned not to underestimate the unpredictable rainy season ahead.
Young buffalo bull sets new record price of R26 million
Horison, a young bull bred by Jacques and Carolien Malan, set a new record by fetching R26 million at the recent stud game auction held at Mbizi in Bela Bela,...
Communal sugar farm ‘sets an example’
The revival of 165ha of sugar cane by the Mansomini Irrigation Project in KwaZulu-Natal’s Glendale Valley was praised by Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) minister Gugile Nkwinti...
“Fracking” may go ahead in the Karoo
The South African government has lifted a moratorium on shale gas exploration in the Karoo, Reuters reported.
Too many South Africans still go hungry – Stats SA
Food insecurity remains at a high level in South Africa.
TAU SA’s Georgia tour
Quite some time has elapsed since TAU SA first established contact with Georgia and was asked to help the country restore its agriculture, which had suffered after the dissolution of...
