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News

Scientists at the University of Pretoria have found that fresh vegetables are being contaminated by disease-causing bacteria through irrigation from polluted rivers and boreholes. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Food, Water & Energy Security

South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk

Steve Kretzmann 26 May 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

National Assembly passes Second Special Appropriation Bill

17 Nov 2021

Land tenure rights bill moves to NCOP

Land & Property Law

Land tenure rights bill moves to NCOP

2 Dec 2020

Committee adopts report on land tenure rights bill

Land & Property Law

Committee adopts report on land tenure rights bill

4 Nov 2020

Deadline for submission of inputs on land bill extended

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Deadline for submission of inputs on land bill extended

30 Jul 2020

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Agriculture

Poultry farmers urged to watch out for avian flu

Bekezela Phakathi 27 Mar 2018

Committee sets deadline to axe Icasa chairman

Management & Leadership

Committee sets deadline to axe Icasa chairman

Nick Hedley 28 Feb 2018

Agriculture

Bird flu wipes out R954m, SA turns to imports

15 Feb 2018

Amendment to Liquor Products Act widely welcomed

Regulatory

Amendment to Liquor Products Act widely welcomed

Bekezela Phakathi 17 Aug 2017

Media Freedom

Deadlines loom for SABC as lobbyists step up the pressure

Natasha Marrian 15 Jul 2016

Drought hits farmers, crops and food prices

Commodities & Fairtrade

Drought hits farmers, crops and food prices

18 Apr 2016

Land Bank assures the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Committee

Agriculture

Land Bank assures the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Committee

9 Mar 2016

Commodities & Fairtrade

Drought having deleterious effect on meat industry

2 Mar 2016

A not-so-fishy story

Fishing

A not-so-fishy story

5 Aug 2015

Wheels come off farming project

Agriculture

Wheels come off farming project

Sipho Masombuka and Bobby Jordan 23 Mar 2015

Fishing & Maritime

Bill to grant small-scale fishing rights

7 Oct 2013

Farming

Committee assesses progress in farming sector

31 Jul 2013

Human DNA in meat samples

Law Enforcement

Human DNA in meat samples

27 Mar 2013

Associations

Red Meat industry concerned over meat analysis findings

28 Feb 2013

Maritime

Fisheries, research vessels tenders to be separated

25 Feb 2013

Administration

Depleted abalone stocks a concern for SA

Dennis Cruywagen 7 Nov 2012

Administration

Agriculture dept receives unqualified audit report

10 Oct 2012

Agriculture

Department of Agriculture 'fails to meet its own targets'

Paul Vecchiatto 10 Oct 2012

Agriculture

Global credit crunch affects SA agriculture markets abroad

13 Oct 2011

Agriculture

MP critical of biological products company

13 Oct 2011

Agriculture

SA red meat industry in alert on safety

30 Sep 2011

Supply Chain

SA red meat industry in alert on safety

30 Sep 2011

Regulatory

Call for transformation in fishing industry

4 Jul 2011

WasteCon2010 is here

Exhibitions & Events

WasteCon2010 is here

7 Oct 2010

Supply Chain

Transkei tea production ‘not viable'

Mayibongwe Maqhina 31 Jul 2009