Durban - As the country waits with bated breath on President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement on Thursday night on whether or not the  national lockdown will end at the end of April, a government document – shared widely on social media – has outlined exactly how the government will ease the restrictions.

By banning the transport of alcohol, those regulations have meant that, in practice, there’s no way for wine to move from a winery directly to a consumer anywhere in the country, or from an inland winery to a port at the coast.

From Angola to Zimbabwe, Southern Africa’s fragile economies are rattled by the coronavirus pandemic. Countries in the region have declared states of emergency and imposed lockdowns, shutting borders, sea ports and reducing daily business activity in order to curb the spread of the virus and protect vulnerable communities.

Fanie Brink, Onafhanklike Landbou-ekonoom

President Ramaphosa should be highly commended for his decisive leadership and rapid action at the start of the coronavirus crisis.

Since the start of South Africa’s lockdown, its wine industry’s backbone has been hit hard. Bulk wine producers represent approximately 85 percent of the industry in terms of production in South Africa. In exports, bulk wine surpasses bottled wine exports.

The scale of the economic devastation from South Africa’s severe lockdown regime is fast becoming apparent.

Vir byna 60 dae word Suid Afrikaners al gevangene gehou, deur 'n magsbehepte regering, wat sy inwoners soos kinders behandel, in hulle eie land met reels en regulasies waarvan die meeste aan belaglik grens en soos kat en muis speletjies lyk.

Press Release -The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) is encouraged to learn that Limpopo farmer David Rakgase seems finally poised to own the land upon which he has built a successful farming enterprise.

The COVID-19 crisis has clearly demonstrated the vulnerability of the livelihoods of many South Africans, and highlighted food insecurity as one key aspect.

TLU SA requests clarity about statements calling the heritage of the economy racist and colonialist in an open letter to the government, addressed to President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Fanie Brink, Onafhanklike Landbou-ekonoom-

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only generated a far-reaching social and economic crisis in South Africa, but is also exposing two major fault lines in the society.

Elke dag sien, ons in die media hoe Suid Afrika verwoes word en hoe almal spartel om te oorleef in ‘n land wat totaal en al uitmekaar val.

The civil rights organisation AfriForum announced an intensified campaign against farm murders today.

Die regering van Suid Afrika het totaal en al misluk in feitlik alles wat hulle nog aangepak het en wil nou die verantwoordelike Suid Afrikaners saam met die onverantwoordelike Suid Afrikaners straf. 

Die ideologiese en filosofiese onderbou van ons minister van finansies, Tito Mboweni, se aangepaste begrotingsrede wat hy gelewer het, bied veel stof tot nadenke.

Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of a relaxation of the lockdown regulations to reduce the economic damage caused by the government’s excessive state of lockdown, is too little and too late for many farmers, agricultural industries and value chains, according to Dr Theo de Jager, Chairperson of Saai’s Board of Directors.

As ’n mens uitsprake op sosiale media asook berigte in die hoofstroom-media moet glo, is die ANC in die moeilikheid na die party se swak hantering van Covid19.

At Newcastle in northern KwaZulu-Natal, the first Saturday of spring was a time of mourning and protest rather than celebration yesterday.