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Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa word deur die verblindende kopligte van die Phala Phala-regsprosesse in ’n niemandsland van politieke onsekerheid vasgevang en sy selfopgelegde isolasie van sy ANC-kollegas kan uiteindelik sy politieke ondergang meebring. Daar is ’n nuwe dinamika vaardig. Ramaphosa is geïsoleerd binne die veelparty-alliansie en vertrou die meeste van sy kollegas nie meer nie. Hy deel net inligting of verklaar net sy politieke intensies aan sy kollegas as hy hoegenaamd geen ander keuse het nie. Die meeste kabinetslede word op ’n need-to-know-basis bestuur en Ramaphosa wys byna nooit sy hand in kabinetsvergaderings nie. Hy spreek gewoonlik net die vergaderings toe en raak baie selde by ’n wisselwerking van idees met individuele kollegas betrokke.
The Southern African Agri Initiative (Saai) board chairperson, Dr Theo de Jager, said the country had reached the point where load shedding could lead to food shedding. "If you think it's bad to sit inthe dark for four hours every night, wait till you get to the point where you have to go to bed hungry," he said. " We don't need a silver bullet, or a one-size-fits-all solution. We need tailoring solutions where we go from branch to branch in the network and see what kind of production is happening on that branch and handle each one of those productions on its own," he said.
“Horticulture worldwide has embraced the vision of a more sustainable future. In South Africa and the Western Cape as well as other regions this is coupled with growing rural economies, livelihoods and food security.” Water scarcity due to increasing and competing demands and climate change is one of the most pressing challenges globally and in South Africa, especially in the Western Cape province,” Ivan Meyer said in his opening address.
“These Crime figures come as no surprise, and I also can't see it getting better anytime soon. How can anyone expect police officers at the grassroots level to provide an effective crime prevention service when senior appointments in the SAPS have no operational experience?” says Ronnie Schilling, TLU SA East and Natal, regional manager. This response comes after the announcement earlier this morning of the latest crime statistics. From October 2022 to December 2022, there were 86 murders reported in rural areas with 92 attempted murders. READ MORE
Fitch Ratings has warned that SA’s electricity crisis could weigh on the country’s ratings if it is not properly addressed. In a statement on Wednesday the agency said even though SA still had room to absorb the temporary economic losses from electricity supply shortages at its current rating of BB-, the problem could weigh on ratings if the problems are not addressed over the medium term. Warning that the declaration of a national state of disaster confirms the credit risks facing SA, Fitch said the problem with the issues in the electricity sector, particularly with Eskom, is that they were also a focus of the 2022 state of the nation address but the situation had continued to deteriorate.
French duck farmer Herve Dupouy has culled his flock four times since 2015 to stop the spread of bird flu but as a wave of deadly outbreaks nears his farm once again, he says it’s time to accept a solution once considered taboo: vaccination. “The goal is that our animals don’t fall ill and that they don’t spread the virus,” Dupouy said on his farm in Castelneu-Tursan in southwestern France. “Our job as farmers is not to gather dead animals.” Besides the cost of culling millions of chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese there is also a growing fear among scientists and governments that if the virus becomes endemic, the chances of it mutating and spreading to humans will only increase.
Until now, the wine industry has been reliant on QR codes or bottle tags to prove the source and journey of a wine, however Oritain’s method works by drilling down on the unique chemical footprint of a terroir, which cannot be recreated. It’s the first analysis applied to the actual liquid inside the bottle on a wide scale rather than to the wine’s packaging. READ MORE
DAP prices dropped around $10/t in most regions this week with the lack of demand continuing to be the primary reason. Phosphate producers are getting increasingly jittery about the rising prospect of China opening up phosphate exports in April/May once the Chinese domestic spring season has been supplied. An easing of the Chinese export restrictions that have been in place for more than a year will increase phosphates availability and will pressure prices down. READ MORE
Recent floods have taken a heavy toll on South African farmers who have reported major losses on their farms. Farmers across the country are reporting substantial damage to farms after days of heavy downpours which led to farm floods. In some areas, the damage to fields and crops is so extensive that crop losses are almost 100%. While farmers count their losses, the government has declared a state of disaster in at least seven provinces. Farmers say the declaration must be followed by resources to provide relief to farmers and rebuild critical infrastructure .Natural disasters taking their toll In KwaZulu-Natal, one of the hardest hit provinces. Farmers in the area suffered a lot of damage to their infrastructure, planting lands, as well as the bridge over the Buffalo River.
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Landbouers in Suid Afrika het genoeg gehad van die urelange besprekingsprogramme wat daagliks op een of ander landbou program gevoer word deur mense wat nie so intensief by Landbou betrokke is nie. Landhouers is doeners en baie min werklike hardwerkende boere het tyd om na die besprekingsprogramme te kyk op Televisie.
Saffraan is een van die mees waardevolle en duur speserye wêreldwyd bekend danksy sy kleur, geur en medisinale eienskappe. Wat medisinale eienskappe, kan jy vra? Die lys is omvangryk en gaan voort om te groei.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) report, "The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture (2019),"6 defines biodiversity for food and agriculture as a subset of biodiversity that contributes in one way or another to agriculture and food production.
— In recent years, plant-based milk substitutes have gained prominence in supermarket coolers and on coffee shop menus. Within this category, oat milk has been accounting for nearly all sales increases with some companies reporting 50% or more year-on-year growth for their brands, even as demand for longer-established almond milk and soy milk has plateaued.
Met al die baie reen en massas water wat oral paaie en brue verwoes het- wie gaan die paaie herstel en in watter dekade gaan ons weer daarop kan ry. Dis tragies om te dink dat ons regering so min van infrastruktuur en sy inwoners dink om hulle so te beroof met korrupsie. Ons edelgabare President se regering tel die "potholes" en probeer dit herstel soos Afrika al vir jare doen.
When farming apples, potatoes, maize and wheat, the breakdown of the added expenses in business, incurred in order to continue with operations. is very high. To install a number of generators. This dramatically increased overhead costs. During stage 4 load-shedding when power is down for six hours during the day, spending is R11 000 on diesel. It equates to more than R300 000 a month.
Die tekens van klein hoeveelhede watermolekules op die maan was wel al geruime tyd aan ruimtewetenskaplikes bekend. Maar nou het dit meer as net molekules geword: Dit is water. Nou nie poeletjies of lopende water nie, maar bevrore water in hoeveelhede wat ons nooit voorheen vermoed het nie.
Die Suid-Afrikaanse Suikervereniging sê ‘n verhoging in die gesondheidbevordering-belasting in 2023/2024 sal ‘n beduidende uitwerking op die suikerrietbedryf hê om sy produk te lewer en terselfdertyd werkgeleenthede te beskerm.
Die Namibiese omgewingsministerie het bevestig dat ‘n groep van sewe olifante amok gesaai het in die omgewing van Edhilankono in die Oshikoto-streek. Die olifante het die afgelope week gewasse en heinings in die omgewing vernietig. Die woordvoerder van die omgewingsministerie, Romeo Muyunda sê natuurbewaringsbeamptes in die gebied monitor die situasie met die olifante.
Suid Afrika se landbouers moet self beheer neem oor hulle toekoms en dit nie in hande van mense los wat voordeel wil trek uit die grondhervorming nie- daar is te veel mense wat absoluut niks weet van Landbou nie, maar wat oral teenwoordig is as dit kom by grondhervorming. Wees wakker en bly in pas met wat die regering en sy meelopers beplan.
Farmers in Botswana are looking forward to starting the commercial production of apples, after the introduction of semi-arid varieties of apple trees suitable for local conditions.
Suid-Afrika kan uitputtend wees met sy knaende krisisse en onvermoë om dinge net gedoen te kry. Intussen gaan mense se lewens aan. Plase moet bestuur word, kinders moet grootgemaak word, kinders trou en ouers word begrawe.
Brucellosis is a bacterial infection that spreads from animals to people. Most commonly, people are infected by eating raw or unpasteurized dairy products. Sometimes, the bacteria that cause brucellosis can spread through the air or through direct contact with infected animals.
Poultry will continue to be the fastest growing meat over the next decade and by 2031 will take 47% of the market, according to the latest OECD/FAO Agricultural Outlook. The long-term shift towards poultry will continue to strengthen, in part due to a preference for white meat among high-income countries.
President Cyril Ramaphosa sê daar is geen manier dat die Khusile- en Medupi-kragstasies gesluit kan word nie. Die president het tydens sy repliek op die debat oor die staatsrede gesê Suid-Afrika kan nie binnekort afsien van steenkool as ‘n bron van kragopwekking nie.
Closer to the Equator, biodiversity becomes richer. These tropical regions have historically seen less development and are particularly rich in wildlife and carbon stocks. But in recent decades agricultural frontiers have expanded rapidly into tropical forests.
FNB senior economist Siphamandla Mkhwanazi anticipates the sluggish economy to further hinder employment recovery in 2023. Mkhwanazi was commenting on the latest South African retail sales volumes, which closed 2022 on a sour note.
South Africa’s blueberry season has come to a close, and it is one that many farmers would prefer to forget, with the negative repercussions expected to be felt for years to come as many face financial ruin.
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Parstyd in die Wes Kaap
Laaste chenin blanc vir 2023 is in.
— Kwagga Boucher (@KwaggaBoucher) February 17, 2023
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Dit is die VSA
The money required to maintain critical US infrastructure, most likely went towards invading Afghanistan and Iraq, bombing Libya, whilst also arming ISIS and the Ukraine. https://t.co/vDIjoCz8zt
— Gawie Snyman (@Snymansboer) February 17, 2023
Die Vaalrivier is vol
Vrydag 17 Februarie 2023 #Oranjeville #Vaaldam. Nog 4 #sluise word oop gemaak vandag dit is n totaal van 10 wat sal oop wees. Lede stroom af, by Club 40, #Parys, #Orkney en nog talle meer, ontruim en wees veilig asb.
— ReenvalSA (@ReenvalSA) February 17, 2023
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Dit reen nog steeds
Krugerbrug Standerton - Vaalrivier
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17 Feb 2023 06:30 pic.twitter.com/56162O4BXK
Suid Afrika is nou deel van AFRIKA
I can't even 🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/Cl4Z1OlD57
— Ant....Vanderas (@Ant_I_R_Legend) February 17, 2023
