Land Reform And Rural Development
latest news & developmentsLand and reform minister says King MisuZulu acted beyond his powers in suspending ITB members
Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso said the members of the Ingonyama Trust Board would therefore remain in office ‘until the minister decides otherwise’
Rise in animal diseases a global problem
South Africa must remain vigilant to prevent outbreaks which are costly to farmers and harm the export market
Patel asks for temporary rebate on poultry imports to avert shortages after bird flu outbreak
The country is grappling with the H5 and H7 variants of the disease, which were first recorded in the Western Cape in April but have spread to other provinces
SA’s cannabis growers may bloom
The production of cannabis and hemp for medicinal and industrial purposes finally gets a boost from the government
Court stops crossbreeding of wildlife like rhino, lion, giraffe
The listing of wild animals in the Animal Improvement Act would have had ‘catastrophic results’
Animal welfare bill being developed in isolation
Two government departments are working separately and animal rights groups are not being consulted, concerned groups say
How a land reform agency could break South Africa’s land redistribution deadlock
Things can happen much quicker if the arteries of land reform are unblocked
Wildlife farming vs Creecy’s panel
The departments of environment and agriculture legislation are at odds over modifying the genes of wild animals
Millers pay for duty-free wheat quota
The South African Revenue Services didn’t gazette the EU quota rates for about month, with no reasons given – and then suddenly published them
Illegal land sales head to court
Two state departments have done nothing about the sale of people’s land in Umnini by an inkosi –and R2.5-million has still not been accounted for
Didiza intervenes in ‘paralysed’ Ingonyama Trust Board
Labour disputes and withheld funding for noncompliance have rocked the board, which is supposed to administer about three million hectares on behalf of King Goodwill Zwelithini