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Improving poor roads in the Free State could unlock almost R9 billion in additional economic value and support about 15,000 jobs, according to research presented by Infrastructure South Africa Transport Economist Hubert Joynt.

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The Egyptian market has been reopened to South African beef exports after South Africa and Egypt finalized the Veterinary Health Certificate that regulates exports, giving exporters a clear framework to access that market.

Internasionaal: Mieliepryse het onder druk gebly aangesien gunstige oesomstandighede in die VSA en ruim voorrade, ten spyte van sterk uitvoerverkope, ’n dempende uitwerking op die mark gehad het. Die vraag het ’n mate van ondersteuning gekry deurdat Suid-Korea 55 880 ton voermielies aangekoop het.

Several recent court judgments concerning the Land Bank’s liquidation and debt-collection practices have reached Parliament. The National Council of Provinces adopted a DA motion, the DA lodged a complaint with the Public Protector, and the Freedom Front Plus submitted an urgent petition on behalf of about 150 affected farming enterprises.

Vitamin B12 plays a critical role in something called the Methylation Cycle. This cycle plays a role in building and breaking down key ingredients for a healthy functioning body. It also helps to activate or deactivate a variety of important things that effect most of the systems of the body.

AfriForum has formally demanded answers from the Limpopo provincial police after receiving reports of armed individuals entering private farmland, intimidating residents and damaging infrastructure.

Agriculture Minister Willie Aucamp has confirmed that proposed regulations on animal identification are not yet law and that all stakeholder inputs will be considered before any final decision is taken.

Dr Azar Jammine, Chief Economist at Econometrix, assessed the government's fuel levy cuts announced in the MTBPS.He notes limited consumer relief, as despite the R1.50 per litre petrol levy cut, petrol prices are still expected to rise by 2 cents in November while diesel falls by 5.3%.

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Zambia is identified as having the most untapped potential for AI in agriculture of any African country, even though it does not lead in actual adoption. The assessment considers agricultural need, readiness, enabling conditions and current adoption.

The world's population continues to grow at an unprecedented rate, yet the ability to produce enough affordable, nutritious food is coming under increasing pressure. Population growth, poverty, climate change, wars, shrinking farmland, water shortages and rising production costs are creating one of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced.

Agriculture Minister Willie Aucamp has ordered a formal investigation into the management and operations of the Arabian Horse Breeders’ Society of South Africa (AHBSSA) following multiple complaints about administrative problems within the organisation.

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South Africa is the world’s 30th driest country, yet it has over 5,000 registered dams. The striking fact is that nearly 80% of these dams are privately owned.The distribution of dams clearly reflects the country’s economic and agricultural structure.

Land accounts for about 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions, or 11 gigatons of carbon dioxide a year. With the right measures, according to the study, it would act instead as a carbon sink absorbing 3 gigatons from the atmosphere a year by 2050.

‘n Nuwe studie toon dat kameelperde ingewikkelde sosiale wesens is, soortgelyk aan olifante, maar meer subtiel. Vroulike kameelperde het vriendinne met wie hulle saam eet, hulle pas mekaar se kalwers op soos ‘n crèche en oumas speel ‘n belangrike rol.

Ons nuuskantoor plaas tussen 30 en 40 nuus berigte per dag hier- Ons het medewerkers dwarsoor Suid Afrika asook in die buiteland. Indien jy enige goeie nuus storie met ons wil deel vir moontlike plasing nadat ons Nuuskantoor met jou kontak gemaak het. Gebruik die WHATSUP nommer. Geen oproepe sal beantwoord of gemaak word op die nommer nie. +27-71 -343 2912.

The 2026-27 season is expected to be challenging for agriculture in South Africa and Southern Africa due to drought linked to a strong El Niño.SAWS says ENSO is in a strong El Niño state, likely to strengthen further and persist through much of the 2026/27 summer, increasing the likelihood of drier and warmer conditions.

The South African Feedlot Association (SAVV) is not opposed in principle to the importation of weaner calves from Namibia and Botswana, but it is withholding support until the government and trading partners can confirm that such imports will not damage South Africa’s beef export markets.

Met ’n wêreld wat al hoe meer omgewingsbewus raak, is Suid-Afrika se kragverbruik een van die grootste sondebokke in Afrika. Met ’n steenkoolgedrewe energiesektor is dit nie onverwags dat dit die grootse CO two-produsent in Afrika is en 14de in die wêreld nie.

Die OVK Groep, met sy hoofkantoor in Ladybrand, is n vooruitstrewende landboumaatskappy in Suid-Afrika. Die OVK Groep streef voortdurend na die uitbreiding en verbetering van sy dienste aan alle belanghebbendes. Die maatskappy is goed gediversifiseer met werksaamhede in verskeie landbougebiede en lewer n wye reeks produkte en dienste aan sy kliënte.

The finance minister has announced that government will increase its contingency reserve to R10 billion for the 2026/27 financial year to address El Niño, droughts and other risks.The allocation is intended to give government additional capacity to respond to emergencies amid global economic uncertainty.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned South Africans to prepare for further economic hardship, yet many of the most concerning indicators are already recorded in official government data. In the second quarter of 2026 Statistics South Africa reported 8.5 million officially unemployed people, an unemployment rate of 33.6 per cent.

Foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed in kudu at Addo Elephant National Park, where red hartebeest and eland are also showing clinical signs. The 180,000ha park is under quarantine.Two kudu - a bull and cow sampled on 1 September after lameness was detected through SANParks surveillance - tested positive on 13 October.

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Die nuwe konsepregulasies oor diere-identifikasie wil hê elke dier moet twee oorplaatjies dra, elke lam moet binne 3 weke gemerk word, elke verlore plaatjie moet binne 7 dae aangemeld word en elke verkoop moet binne 7 dae geregistreer word. Oortreding: 'n boete of tot twee jaar tronkstraf.Boere het tot 4 Januarie 2027 om kommentaar te lewer.