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Get the frack out of our land
[Nathi Olifant] Texas-based company Rhino Oil and Gas faced a barrage of angry questions and objections at a public hearing into fracking plans in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands... read


Agriculture
SA wine producers need more initiatives to support the industry
The wine industry continues to prove its resilience in the agriculture industry, despite a sluggish South African economy, through job creation... read
Record results and profit increase for GWK in 2015
GWK, South African agribusiness leader announced their results for the 2015 financial year and posted a year-end revenue of R7.96 billion, an 11,76% increase in turnover... read
Agri Tech
Bayer develops new insecticide mixture useful for malaria control
Bayer CropScience, in its mission for delivering 'Science For A Better Life', submitted a dossier to the WHOPES for the evaluation of a new two-way insecticide mixture... read
Commodities & Fairtrade
Urgent ministerial meeting requested to protect Western Cape exports under AGOA
If the United States goes ahead with its plan to suspend trade benefits on South Africa's agriculture goods under the African Growth and Opportunity Act... read
US intends to suspend South Africa's agricultural products from AGOA
President Obama informed congress of the intention to suspend the application of duty-free treatment to all AGOA-eligible agricultural products from South Africa... read
Fertilisers & GMOs
Radebe: SA is world's 9th largest GM crop producer
South Africa was the world's ninth largest producer of genetically modified (GM) crops, Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe said... read
Sustainability
Rural Development and Land Reform approves land for farm workers, agriculture graduates, youth, and women
Farm workers in Bathurst and Oudtshoorn were among beneficiaries' allocated farms... read
Drought has not sparked farm job cuts, says union
The prevailing drought conditions and water shortages have not filtered into clear signs of job losses in the agricultural sector, according to SA's largest farm workers' union.... read
Government news
Drought: govt intervention may be too little, too late - Limpopo farmers

News24 Correspondent

Limpopo livestock farmers have welcomed government's decision to intervene and provide them with feed for their animals as the drought deepens, but say it may be too little too late read
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New appointments
  • Chief Ranger appointed in the KNP - more info

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