Poor working conditions in forestry come under the spotlight
Poor working conditions of forestry workers, who were mostly contracted on a minimum wage for physically demanding work, increased the possibility of strikes similar to those on mines and Western...
Disaster in Northern Cape as fire destroys rangelands
A 12-day fire destroyed 215 000ha on the Ghaap plateau in the Northern Cape last month, leaving stricken farmers with no grazing. Annelie Coleman reports.
Slight relief in fuel prices
All grades of petrol will be 9c/l cheaper as from Wednesday 5 December and the price of diesel will decrease by between 5c/l and 6c/l.
North West fisheries programme launched
The North West department of agriculture recently launched its Aquaculture and Fisheries Programme at Disaneng Dam near Mahikeng.
‘Not all crimes on farms are farm attacks’
Free State Agriculture (FSA) has argued that a distinction should be made between criminal incidents on farms and farm attacks.
Rhino poaching keeps rising
The total number of rhinos lost to poaching since the beginning of this year stood at 588, with 246 suspects being arrested.
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,
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