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Agriculture Department

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AFRICA AGRI TECH

Andrew Makenete joins Africa Agri Tech as an event ambassador

Makenete has a wealth of experience in the agricultural sector

  • Staff Reporter
4 min read
Legal battle: It is alleged that not all private-security workers are represented on the sector’s bargaining council.
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT

Gauteng agriculture department to ditch security firm

​The Gauteng department of agriculture and rural development intends to terminate its contract with a controversial security services company

  • Sabelo Skiti
4 min read
Selina Hlabedi has vast experience in farming and is passing on this knowledge to the youth. (Photo: Wikus de Wet/AFP)
AFRICAN FARMERS

Retrospective view

‘We empower other farmers, especially the youth and women’

  • Youlendree Appasamy
4 min read
Precious resource: Agriculture makes up only 2.5% of South Africa’s gross domestic product
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

What the lay of the land may be

Whatever route the ANC goes, a balance has to be found between property rights and restitution

  • Wandile Sihlobo
  • Sifiso Ntombela
10 min read
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT

Mohlahlane lands R1,1m default judgement

The Land Bank’s former acting chief executive, Phil Mohlahlane, was fired from the Department of Agriculture last week.

  • Yolandi Groenewald
2 min read
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT

SA meat exports to EU under threat

The European Union is threatening to ban the import of South African animal products because the government has failed to meet certain requirements agreed on five years ago, the…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read