The Agriculture community of South Africa

What's happening with SA port tariffs?

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:25:00 +0200

The deadline of 31 May for public comment on the new five-year plan for restructuring SA's port tariffs from 2014 is looming fast with just a week to go.
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Whale watchers need permission to watch

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:07:00 +0200

The most glaring oddity of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson's proposed changes to SA's marine resources legislation is that it appears to make whale watching an offence - unless the watcher has her permission.
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Catholic church supports e-toll protest

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:14:00 +0200

The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) has applauded the Catholic church's stance against the e-tolling of Gauteng highways.
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Cape Town wins Winelands court battle

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:05:00 +0200

A South African court on Tuesday (21 May) froze plans to charge motorists using two roads from Cape Town to the country's scenic winelands
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Eskom becomes a farmer (of wind)

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:33:00 +0200

The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) has granted Eskom a licence for its Sere wind farm in the Western Cape, the power parastatal said on Monday (20 May).
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Get off the roads, use trains

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:30:00 +0200

South Africa needs to increase its use of rail freight to boost economic growth and preserve the country's roads, deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe said in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, on Monday (20 May).
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Project Southern Cross promotes rural safety

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:35:00 +0200

Project Southern Cross, supported by Voermol, is a fundraising initiative to promote rural safety. The project was launched on 14 May 2013 in Bothaville during an Agri SA luncheon function. The objective of this project is to provide financial assistance for the work done by the Agri Securitas Trust Fund towards prevention of farm-related crime.
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Challenges face Pioneer this year

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:16:00 +0200

Trading across Pioneer Food's product categories is expected to be challenging for the rest of the year as consumer spending remains constrained‚ the company‚ which reported its half-year results on Monday (20 May)‚ said.
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Quick fix? Not for Astrapak

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:16:00 +0200

Astrapak optimists are betting heavily on the new chief executive Robin Moore's ability to restore the troubled packaging firm to health. Reflecting this confidence, Astrapak is trading on a 75,5 price:earnings ratio despite a 61% fall in headline earnings per share for the year to February and a 90% fall in earnings over the past three years.
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Broiler producers roasted by low margins

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:58:00 +0200

Sovereign Food Investments‚ which has operations in the struggling broiler industry‚ lifted headline earnings 10% to 74.5c per share for the year to February due to a more profitable product mix‚ good agricultural and production numbers and a focus on cost controls.
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