Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has agreed to a binding court order with the South African Commercial Linefish Association.
Despite Tina Joemat-Pettersson’s address on the fishing rights allocation process, some line fishers are still unsure about the controversial process.
SA has met international conditions to recover its foot-and-mouth disease-free status, paving the way for meat export bans to be lifted.
The acting director deputy director general of fisheries, Desmond Stevens, says his Facebook post was "in jest" and not meant to be racist.
There are no substantive grounds for Zuma to institute disciplinary measures against Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson, says her department.
The fisheries department has announced fisherman who were refused line fishing rights may apply for exemptions pending an appeals process outcome.
South Africa faces a structural household food insecurity problem, the prime causes of which are widespread chronic poverty and unemployment.
Part of the mandate of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is to improve nutrition and contribute to global economic growth.
On October 16 every year, the world observes World Food Day to look at ways of creating awareness about fighting hunger.
World Food Day marks the foundation of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation in 1945 and heightens the plight of food insecurity.
Most women in business who are proactive strive to keep abreast of developments in the industry, both locally and abroad.
Now in their 13th year, the awards seek to acknowledge, encourage and to promote the participation of women in the agricultural sector.
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The department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries affairs’s Female Entrepreneur Awards (FEA) programme started 13 years ago.
Armed with hoes and spades, women are taking the lead in the fight for food security and the eradication of poverty.
The government wants the country’s poorest communities to be able to produce food or fish for their own consumption.
The recent proposed amendments to the Marine Living Resources Act seek to sustain South Africa’s fishing resources.
A content workforce and a pragmatic approach to dealing with debt have steered Pam Fyvie through challenging times in her farming career.
Mavis Mathabatha realised that she had struck “green platinum” when she brought the wonder of the Moringa tree to her village in Tooseng, Limpopo.
A report by Thuli Madonsela into travel expense abuse could put the department of agriculture’s queen bee in the firing line.
The Mpumalanga government has awarded an R11-million abattoir contract to a company accused of having links to organised crime.
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/ 2 December 2011
The agriculture minister’s advisers are lobbying on her behalf to have "a single line about agriculture included in the final text from COP17.
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/ 18 November 2011
Relations between Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson and her director general, Langa Zitha, have hit a new low, the <i>Mail & Guardian</i> has learned.
Suppliers are accusing the agriculture department of interfering in a tender meant for the provision of tractors to emerging black farmers.
Walmart’s acquisition of Massmart will have a "potentially devastating" effect on local jobs, three government departments fighting the merger say.
A farm owner is offering to ensure a transfer of management skills to prospective farmers, writes <b>Kwanele Sosibo</b>.
The viruses involved in the foot-and-mouth outbreak in KwaZulu-Natal have been isolated, according to the Department of Agriculture.
Food acidity tests are being conducted on three brands of locally produced dog food believed to have caused the deaths of a number of pets in Gauteng.
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/ 19 January 2009
Farmers suffering from the ”devastating” drought season in the Eastern Cape have been advised to approach the department of agriculture for subsidies.
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/ 30 September 2008
Newly appointed Director General of Agriculture, Njabulo Nduli, is understood to be leading the charge against Mohlahlane.