Killing the goose!
Smuggled cigarettes cost R12bn in taxes. The tax is referred to as a sin tax and bemoaning the loss of R12bn implies that the...
‘Farm diesel auditors don’t work on commission’ – SARS
The South African Revenue Service has refuted an assertion that its farm diesel-use auditors work on commission.
Stop polluting water
Arthu Lloyd’s letter about polluted water (5 October, pg 10) reminded me of a calculation my late brother, a maths teacher, made in 1998: ...
Rural Safety Strategy is yielding good results
Peter Mashala’s opinion entitled ‘The scourge that must be stopped’ (5 October, pg 36) cannot go unchallenged.
Sustainable agriculture
I have noticed that you regularly feature opinions that debate whether government should be focusing on policies that support subsistence or commercial, private or communal farming.
The environment vs greed
The environment has long been caught up in a war controlled by money and greed. It’s a war in which the powerless must attempt to overcome the powerful – something...
In the minister’s defence
In response to the article, ‘Massive golden handshake likely for Langa Zita’ (21 September, pg 24), the continued accusations levelled at the minister (Tina Joemat-Pettersson) are baseless and devoid of...
The claims on retail products
Thank you for the article ‘Who’s educating consumers?’ (28 September, pg 6). Lindi van Rooyen described the dilemma faced by farmers very nicely.
Give your cattle shade
As we move into the hottest months of the year, when temperatures start to soar, and every living thing is trying to escape from the broiling sun, no self-respecting farmer...
The problem with trade unions & strikes
In our society we have trade unions and we have strikes. Factory workers, mine workers and even agricultural labourers usually belong to a union. And I don’t blame them, it’s...
Bath time!
The importance of being able to bath a young horse cannot be emphasised enough, as it’s a great bonding experience, says Kim Dyson.
Extension officers
As a newcomer to the Underberg area a decade ago, it interested me to know what our veld herbage consisted of and what available nutritional benefit could be enhanced by...
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