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Market agents give to worthy charities

In celebration of Health Awareness Month in April, RSA Market Agents donated fresh fruit and vegetables to the Sisters of Charity, Nazareth House, Deansgate Home for the Aged and the Cerebral Palsy Foundation.
Issue date: 16 May 2008

Farmworkers stand proud in Lephalale

In April Spek Molebatsi was named Farmworker of the Year for Limpopo's Lephalale district. The Farmworker of the Year initiative originated with the district's organised agricultural forum, during which the area representatives of Agri SA, TAU SA and Nafu regularly meet with the regional Department of Agriculture representatives to discuss agricultural matters.
Issue Date: 16 May 2008

Savanna rejuvenation research fires up in Kruger

Experiments are being conducted in the Kruger National Park to prove that fires can be used to rejuvenate savanna ecosystems and boost biodiversity. T he Savanna Fire Ignition Research Experiment (SavFIRE) is an ongoing initiative to investigate different types of fire patterns and their effect on biodiversity.
Issue Date 16 May 2008

Absa partners Kirkwood Wildlife Festival

The Organisers of the annual Kirkwood Wildlife Festival have signed a three-year sponsorship deal with Absa. The festival is organised around the annual auction of top- quality game from the Addo Elephant National Park and other national and provincial parks and private reserves.
Issue Date 16 May 2008

Mondi faces action for alleged negligent alien-control practices

At the Grassland Society of Southern Africa symposium, held in Bishopstowe outside Pietermaritzburg on 17 April, farmer Iain Buchan announced his intention to sue the international paper and packaging maker Mondi for about R1,5 million. Buchan, who in January 2005 purchased 180ha of grassland and indigenous bush above the N3 near Mooi River, is dissatisfied with Mondi's failure to complete the rehabilitation of old timber land on his newly acquired farm.
Issue Date 16 May 2008

Attention for EC roads

During its presentation to the portfolio committee on roads and transport at the provincial legislature in Bisho recently, the Eastern Cape Department of Roads and Transport announced that during this financial year it would spend R100 million reconstructing the province's roads.

KZN farmers reminded of anthrax threat

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs (DAEA) has reminded livestock farmers that the recent outbreak of anthrax in western Lesotho and the Northern Cape makes the disease an ongoing threat.

Cops not ready for border control, says auditor general

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has announced it will cease its operations at the country's border posts in March 2009.
Issue Date: 18 May 2008

What will happen to the business units of the Wine Council?

The four business units of the council won't be affected by the resignation of producers, because they are funded by statutory industry levies
Issue Date: 16 May 2008

Wine producers resign en masse from SA Wine Industry Council

the Black Association of Wine and Spirits Producers (BAWSI), is threatening to make the local wine industry "the pariah of the world market again", following the withdrawal of VinPro, Wine Cellars South Africa (WCSA) and the African Liquor Brandowners' (Salba) as members and directors of the SA Wine Industry Council.
Issue Date: 16 May 2008

Jobs for HIV sufferers

The Eastern Cape's Umzi Wethu Academy for youth affected by HIV/Aids has opened its second campus at an old Somerset East school and hostel.
Issue Date:16 May 2008

Ga Mawela CPA takes Lulu to court

The Ga Mawela Communal Property Association (CPA) has brought an application before the Claims Court to review decisions by the minister of agriculture and land affairs, Lulama Xingwana, in terms of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act. The community is opposing a condition under which it will require the permission of the minister before it may alienate, encumber or dispose of the property restored to it by the Land Claims Court.
Issue Date 16 May 2008

Mdladlana impressed with NC farmers

Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana has urged farmers to expose those not complying with labour laws. He was addressing farmers in the Northern Cape during a two-day inspection of the province's farms for acceptable working conditions and adherence to labour laws, as part of the government's ongoing workplace inspections.
Issue Date:16 May 2008

Lack of transparency sours milk industry

Milk industry roleplayers recently voiced their concern over a lack of information and communication in the milk industry. Theo Hendrickse, CEO of Parmalat, believes this is one of the main reasons the dairy industry is not reaching its full potential.
Issue Date: 16 May 2008

Static wool output can help the market

Firmer rand, and a technical correction to bring local prices more in line with Australia, pushed prices down at this week's wool sale. Cape Wools' Ona Viljoen said the company's Merino indicator dropped 6,8% to close at R64,76/ kg (clean).
Issue Date: 16 May 2008

Italian buyer pays top price for SA kid mohair

History was made at the most recent mohair sale when a record quantity of kid mohair bales broke the magical price barrier of R300/kg. A 150kg bale of this kind of hair would sell for more than R30 000.

Sappi joins UN framework for best practices

South African forestry giant Sappi Ltd has shown commitment to incorporating principles of sustainable development into its everyday management, by joining the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). T
Issue Date:16 May 2008

Distell weathers tough harvest

"The most difficult harvest in a decade didn't stop Distell using excellent quality grapes and only a slightly lower volume than last year," said Erhard Wolf, Distell's head of wine and grape buying. V igilance in the vineyards and the piloting of new viticulture practices, in both own vineyards and those of its suppliers, had helped counter potentially adverse conditions, he added.
Issue Date: 16 May 2008

Table grapes separate

The South African Table Grape P roducers Association (SAT) announced that it has completed it's unbundling from the Deciduous Fruit Producers' Trust (DFPT) and that its commitment to the DFPT in respect of joint industry functions will end after this season.
Issue Date: 16 May 2008

Curb emissions for Africa’s sake

Climate change in Africa could leave 250 million more people short of water by 2020, spurring conflict and threatening stability on the world's poorest continent.
Issue Date: 16 May 2008

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