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A new acting HOD has been appointed to the KZN Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs (DAEA) following the surprise suspension of advocate Modidima Mannya on 21 February 2008. T he new acting HOD, Siddiq Adams was seconded to the department i

During its first strategic planning session for 2008, Agri Limpopo has come up with a six-point plan to deal with the difficulties facing its members, as well as newcomers to the sector. There is much emphasis on addressing the challenges of land and agra

The Eastern Cape pineapple industry, including nearly 40 pineapple growers, is taking Protea Chemicals to court. They are claiming between R75 million and R85 million from the company, which is owned by the JSE-listed Omnia group, for the catastrophic los

Parliament has decided that Home affairs minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula does not need to explain to South Africans why agriculture’s deputy director general and acting Bank CEO Dr Phil Mohlahlane can keep using a cancelled identity document, even though

The constitutional court has rejected the minister of land affairs and her acting director general’s appeal to overturn rulings by the Land Claims Court and the Supreme of Appeals that there was no evidence of fraudulently inflated land values in the Badplaas area.

Limpopo farmers attending the province’s land restitution forum were told by a Regional Land Claims Commission delegate that the forum, which was specifically set up to discuss restitution issues, was not the place to discuss them. They should rather take

Ever since gays have come out of the closet, it seems it�s no longer considered a mortal sin to live an alternative lifestyle. San Francisco and Cape Town vie for the status of gay capital of the world. When Elton John married his longtime partner, the fl

First, the good news: no monkey, no gland. Second, the bad news: this is one hell of a thing to do to a nice piece of steak. Monkey gland steak is an all-time South African favourite. Why this should be is anybody�s guess. In regular use monkey gland is a marinade so powerful it can be used equally well on old tackies, bits of polystyrene and weight-lifters� kidney belts. If you insist on using this concoction on steak, may I suggest you follow these simple instructions, which will provide you with a tangy sauce that augments, instead of destroys, best-quality beef.
Issue date: 07 March 2008

Since the inception of the Sun City Million Dollar Pigeon Race (SCMDPR) pigeon fanciers all over the world have been inspired to even bigger dreams. Never before has there been so much excitement about racing pigeons. All that hard cash and cars.

�You�ve probably learned your own lessons, but with the benefit of hindsight, here are some myths about the �magic� of outsourcing.�
Issue date: 07 March 2008

Profits and pollution are but two legacies of the Witwatersrand�s gold rush. Today, toxic mine-water seepages and radioactive contamination have made living around mining operations potentially deadly. Cornelia du Plooy reports on how farmers are taking

If your horse takes to chewing on trees and fence poles, there could be a number of reasons behind the odd behaviour.
Issue date: 07 March 2008

Prof Schalk Cloete and Ansie Scholtz of the Animal Production Department, Elsenburg, tell Roelof Bezuidenhout how SA�s wool industry can get in line with international clean and green initiatives.
Issue date: 07 March 2008

The SA Oil Processors’ Association (SAOPA) plans to make a formal application to have the 10% import tariff on edible oils reduced to make them more affordable to the poor.
Issue date: 07 March 2008

Agriculture minister Lulama Xingwana resolved to launch a campaign to mobilise farmers to plant more wheat in SA at the recent AgriBEE Showcasing in Cape Town. She also pledged her department’s support to establish co-ops and bakeries in rural areas to he

The future of and unity within the agricultural industry, as well as worries concerning food security were hot topics at the AgriBEE Showcasing event at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Glenneis Erasmus reports.
Issue date: 07 March 2008

Zitholele Consulting, responsible for the independent Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Transnet’s approximately 525km-long Durban to Heidelberg New Multi-Products Pipeline (NMPP), have assured affected farmers along the pipeline’s proposed route t

Kwanalu has welcomed the labour department’s recent labour inspection drive that will focus on all KZN employers in the agriculture and forestry sector as they embark on the Occupational Health and Safety Compliance Campaign, which started on 25 February.

The first sale the summer season kicked off in Port Elizabeth with a small amount of mixed mohair on offer. considerable amount of short hair was also offered, mainly due to the drought in the latter part of 2007. But Mohair SA said that good clean, quali

The South African government has been blamed for wide-spread seed saving practices by the country’s commercial crop farmers. This comes in the wake of concerns raised by various stakeholders in the SA crop industry regarding the scale of seed saving and i