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Cattle

What excessive rain means for South Africa’s livestock
Opinion
/ 1 May 2025

What excessive rain means for South Africa’s livestock

For South Africa to maintain its current access to red meat, wool and other livestock products, it must continue to strengthen its biosecurity and revive vaccine manufacturing

By Wandile Sihlobo
SA’s agricultural fortunes contracted in second quarter but a recovery is predicted
Opinion
/ 9 September 2024

SA’s agricultural fortunes contracted in second quarter but a recovery is predicted

The mid-summer drought and animal diseases resulted in reduced crop yields and hurt the poultry, piggery and cattle sectors

By Wandile Sihlobo
End the practice of shipping livestock by sea
Opinion
/ 21 February 2024

End the practice of shipping livestock by sea

Cows on a ship in Cape Town in a horrible situation lead to more calls for it to end

By Ozayr Patel
How extreme heat will harm cattle
The Green Guardian
/ 15 September 2023

How extreme heat will harm cattle

Cattle farmers will either have to provide protection for their animals, or shift to more resilient breeds or to other livestock

By Sheree Bega
Poaching moves to cattle as SANParks communities plead for help
The Green Guardian
/ 25 November 2021

Poaching moves to cattle as SANParks communities plead for help

Villages that neighbour the Kruger National Park face the terrors of armed stock thieves and poachers who are involved in cross-border crime

By Lucas Ledwaba
Project to heal the land a success
National
/ 11 July 2021

Project to heal the land a success

A partnership with chiefs, NGOs and businesses is helping Matatiele’s small-scale farmers adopt conservation practices and so turn a profit

By Heather Dugmore
Land, slavery and cattle matter: To move forward, we need to look back
Opinion
/ 19 May 2021

Land, slavery and cattle matter: To move forward, we need to look back

In a three-part series on South Africa’s land question, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi takes a look at the colonial conquests that drove us here

By Tembeka Ngcukaitobi
Conflict until the cows come home
Africa
/ 11 October 2020

Conflict until the cows come home

Climate change and civil war are escalating tensions between South Sudan’s herders and crop farmers, who are competing over land

By David Mono Danga
New Zealand orders mass cattle cull to eradicate disease
Article
/ 28 May 2018

New Zealand orders mass cattle cull to eradicate disease

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the decision was taken to ‘protect the base of the economy’

By Agency
Hawks to investigate Supra’s alleged cattle gift to Zuma
Article
/ 22 April 2018

Hawks to investigate Supra’s alleged cattle gift to Zuma

​The Hawks have confirmed that an investigation into allegations that Supra Mahumapelo gifted Jacob Zuma with cattle worth R1.5-million is underway

By Agency
A climate of change for cash cows
Africa
/ 16 March 2018

A climate of change for cash cows

Understanding why farmers in Southern Africa are reluctant to cash in their investment is key to mitigating the effects of climate change

By Leonie Joubert
Mob justice grips central Nigeria
Africa
/ 9 February 2018

Mob justice grips central Nigeria

Clashes between farmers and nomadic herders have resulted in violent retribution

By Celia Lebur
What the? A sex-crazed pitbull chases, kills and humps a cow in King William’s Town
Article
/ 16 August 2017

What the? A sex-crazed pitbull chases, kills and humps a cow in King William’s Town

What could have been a simple mischievous dog-chases-cow story turned into a very bizarre one

By Govan Whittles
Kenyan cattle herders defend ‘necessary’ land invasions
Africa
/ 20 July 2017

Kenyan cattle herders defend ‘necessary’ land invasions

Violence has spiked in Laikipia this year, with smallholder farms and huge ranches alike invaded by armed herders, leaving dozens dead.

By Tristan Mcconnell
Nguni project goes from strength to strength
Article
/ 31 May 2013

Nguni project goes from strength to strength

A project in North West is reintroducing an indigenous breed of cattle to the rural farming areas.

By Advertorial Supplement and Reg Rumney
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Article
/ 7 August 2008

Cow herd ‘terrorises’ Spanish village

A herd of about 150 cattle is frightening the residents of a southern Spanish village, who are afraid to go out for fear of being attacked.

By Staff Reporter

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