Siyanda Sishuba
Siyanda Sishuba has a degree in broadcast journalism. She graduated in 2010 at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape. She is passionate about the environment and agriculture.
Siyanda grew up in Whittlesea and has seen how climate change and invasive species are affecting farmers in her community.
She’s worked at the Weekend Post, a local newspaper in Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape. Thereafter she landed herself a job at Debt Management Consultants in East London, writing articles for company’s newsletter. She then moved to Johannesburg to work for the Department of Environmental Affairs Biosecurity Advocacy Unit
SA suspends meat imports from Brazil, pending investigation
The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters of South Africa (AMIE SA) supports the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ (DAFF) decision to suspend business dealings with Brazilian meat export companies suspected of bribery.
SA cannabis growers may require licence and permit
Due to cannabis being categorised as a narcotic drug, it has been proposed that prospective cannabis growers will have to obtain a licence from the Medicines Control Council (MCC) as well as a permit from the Department of Health. This is according to MCC registrar, Joey Gouws.
South Africa’s water-saving roadmap
In 1993, the UN General Assembly designated 22 March as World Water Day, and it has been celebrated annually ever since.
Turning food waste into tyres
According to researchers at Ohio State University (OSU) in the US, food waste could partially replace the petroleum-based filler currently used in the manufacturing of tyres.
SA wins R5m bid at pigeon auction in Belgium
South African pigeon fanciers, Samuel Mbiza and Mark Kitchenbrand, recently paid about R5 million (€360 000) for world famous racing pigeon, Golden Prince, at the Gino Clicque auction in Belgium. This was according to online auction site, Pigeon Paradise (pipa.be).
Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre
Ann van Dyk started the cheetah centre on her parent’s chicken farm in North West in 1971. When the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa ran out of space to continue their captive breeding programmes, she volunteered her services.
US Fruit Growers worried about disastrous warm weather
Record high-temperatures in the eastern parts of the US could lead to crops maturing too early, which could leave them vulnerable to cold winter temperatures and frost. This was according to an article published by Bloomberg.
Fall armyworm spreads to Mpumalanga potato crops
Fall armyworm (FAW) has now spread to potato crops, with the first infestation reported in the Loskop Valley near Marble Hall in Mpumalanga on 23 February.
2017 budget’s implications for agri sector
Radical economic transformation was the main focus of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s 2017 Budget Speech.
New JSE silo contract with a Guaranteed Grade (GG)
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Approved Storage Operator supports the issuing of JSE Guaranteed Grade (GG) wheat certificates.
Red locusts a threat in Zambia, Zimbabwe
The International Red Locust Control Organisation for Central and Southern Africa (IRLCO-CSA) needs R13,5 million (K10 million) for the spraying of red locusts in Zambia in an effort to manage the pest and prevent swarms until September 2017.
Young Africa Works Summit puts youth at centre of agri
More than 300 global leaders and youth agripreneurs will attend the MasterCard Foundation’s second Young Africa Works Summit on 16-17 February in Kigali, Rwanda.
Heart-shaped lemons a hit in Japan
A farm in Japan has succeeded in producing a heart-shaped lemon. The product has become highly popular with restaurants and bakeries across Japan for Valentine's Day, reported Asahi Shimbun, a Japanese news outlet.
How a business investment became a farming passion
As new entrants to South Africa’s feedlot industry, entrepreneurial husband-and-wife team, Mochele and Rosemary Noge of Emfuleni Voerkrale, soon found that the key to success in this highly competitive business is efficiency, quality of livestock, and good quality infrastructure. Siyanda Sishuba visited the Noges on their farm in the eastern Free State.
SAPPO helping small-scale pig farmers
Only a handful of black pig producers in South Africa have achieved commercial status. Most run small operations that make only a marginal contribution to total pork production.
Buffalo bull sold for R168 million
The buffalo bull that sold for R168 million last week is a "limited edition" that cannot be found in the market at the moment.
Diamide resistance possible problem
The South African Diamide Working Group will be travelling the country to create awareness on the use of diamides, possible resistance build-up and the correct label recommendations of this chemical group.
ARC National Beef Performers Awards winners
A South African Black Angus bull of the Fredericksburg Angus Stud in Franschhoek was the winner in the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) National Special Performance Test Class category at this year’s ARC National Beef Performers Awards held recently at the Jacaranda Agricultural Show in Pretoria.
SA’s soil erosion crisis
In ‘Erosion, the cancer of agriculture’ (FW, 22 Oct 2010), Lehman Lindeque, then president of the International Erosion Control Association SA, stated that the lack of soil conservation threatened SA’s limited resources.
Mike Mlengana to take over as director-general of DAFF
It was recently announced that Mike Mlengana, former president of the African Farmers’ Association of South Africa (AFASA), will take over the reins as director-general of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) from Dr Edith Vries.
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