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The auditor-general's audit of the Department of Land Affairs has found massive discrepancies between what its financials said it spent on buying farms for land reform and details in its land asset register.
Issue date : 17 October 2008

"Cooperative governance and A collective effort from government and the sector partners will take us where we want to go as a sector," said Land Affairs director general Tozi Gwanya at the Agricultural Markets Trend (AMT) Outlook Conference in Pretoria recently.
Issue date : 17 October 2008

The expropriation bill will not REMAIN permanently buried and it can be anticipated that it will be resurrected sooner or later, said Advocate Nichola de Havilland, the deputy director of the Centre for Constitutional Rights.
Issue date : 17 October 2008

Africa south of the Sahara desert has an acute food security problem and South Africa, as the powerhouse in the region, can help, Lourie Bosman, president of Agri SA, has argued. "We should evaluate agriculture in the larger Southern African context to identify the true potential that exists for agriculture."
Issue date : 17 October 2008

A quick classic that’s ready in a flash! Serves 4 Prep time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes 450g spaghettini, cooked 200g lean beef...

was suddenly woken by a great commotion. A flurry of wings and an ear-splitting shriek broke the morning silence. tray with mugs of coffee crashed to the floor. I scrambled out of bed and grabbed the little hornbill.
Issue date : 10 October 2008

Penne in vodka with chicken, basil & capers Vodka for most of my peers is a rough, tough flavourless drink designed to get you motherless...

The South African company iFLEET has patented ceramic-filtration technology with wide applications for any liquid, including diesel.
Issue date : 10 October 2008

Verticillium and Fusarium wilts don't cause the sudden wilting bacterial wilt does. These fungal diseases develop gradually from the base of the plant upward.
Issue date : 10 October 2008

'Never be fooled by profits reported on the income statement. The most important figure in judging the viability of a business is the cash flow.'
Issue date: 10 Octobe 2008

The Platfontein Charity Derby is held in honour of Dries Basson, a pigeon fancier from Platfontein Farm, Mpumalanga.
Issue date : 10 October 2008

Ever since the initial AgriBEE charter, considered to have been drawn up without the consultation of organised agriculture, was launched in East London in 2004, AgriBEE has been going around in legislative circles. Today the industry is still waiting for the agriculture minister to appoint a charter council to approve the current Section 12 charter. But while the law is taking some time to pass, BEE is here to stay, especially for farmers with a large turnover, export businesses or farmers who rely on limited water resources or need specific trade licenses. Annelie Coleman spoke to Frans van Wyk, PricewaterhouseCoopers' BEE and Transformation director about the progress being made.
Issue date : 10 October 2008

Agribusinesses did very well during 2007/08 and offered good investment opportunities.
Issue date : 10 October 2008

Author and scenarioist Clem Sunter warns that South Africa is losing its global competitivness, a real danger when seen against the backdrop of global volatility. What we need, he argues, is unified leadership willing to make unpopular decisions.
Issue date : 10 October 2008

After diversifying into citrus, eight farming operations in Umzimkulu Valley united to form Carisbrooke Valley Citrus (CVC) and to establish their own packhouse. Braving the risky but lucrative export market has paid off, but a land claim is casting a pall of uncertainty over the innovative venture. Robyn Joubert spoke to Mike Woodburn.
Issue date : 10 October 2008

When a commercial farmer decides to sell his layer enterprise, it's not often that he goes out of his way to enable his workers to buy it from him. Five years later, with the help of grants and assistance from Land Affairs, Heidel Eggs has plants in three countries and is enriching the lives of 221 beneficiaries. Sharon Götte spoke to managing director Nic Elliot about their achievements and challenges along the way.
Issue date : 10 October 2008

Cow #739, a three-quarter Simmentaler-Limousin, comes from an exceptional line. Her dam won the Farmer's Weekly-ARC Best Elite Cow in 1999 with 13 calves, a first-calving age of 23 months and an intercalving period of 375 days, and her dam again had 12 calves, a 375-day intercalving interval and average weaning index of 109, writes Robyn Joubert.
Issue date : 10 October 2008

Parrots are admired, collected, hunted and exterminated as pests. Some species cling to the brink of extinction, others' habitat is so severely degraded their wild populations are unlikely to re-establish. These are some of the challenges inspiring specialist aviculturist William Horsfield, owner of endangered parrot-breeding facility Amazona, writes Robyn Joubert.
Issue date: 10 October 2008

For the first time, a test for water pathogens in water is both quick and accurate, learns Alan Harman.
Issue date : 10 October 2008

So how was your visit to Jozi?" Neighbour Jan asked
Issue date : 03 October 2008