VIEWPOINT- Will South Africa Railways system ever get to standard again.
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South Africa's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have indeed faced significant decline over the 30+ years of ANC governance since 1994, largely attributed to widespread corruption, cadre deployment placing incompetent or politically connected individuals in key roles, mismanagement, and lack of accountability, resulting in massive financial losses (e.g., R172 billion over five years through early 2026) and operational failures across entities like Eskom, Transnet, and Prasa.
WEEKEND-VIEWPOINT- South Africa -Vaccine is FREE but how long is the waiting list - and the T&C
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The FMD vaccines remain completely free for South African farmers—the government, through Minister John Steenhuisen, pays for every dose, from buying them abroad (like from Argentina's Biogénesis Bagó and Turkey's Dollvet) to getting them to farms and injecting the animals. No farmer pays a cent directly.
VIEWPOINT- The red tape surrounding the import and distribution of foot-and-mouth disease
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South Africa's Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) is facing ongoing difficulties in hiring a suitable specialist consultant for its long-delayed project to achieve international Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards, as reported to the parliamentary portfolio committee on agriculture on 3 March 2026.
VIEWPOINT-The US-Israel military strikes on Iran and South Africa agriculture
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The escalating US-Israel military campaign against Iran, which started on February 28, 2026, with massive airstrikes killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and targeting thousands of sites, has quickly driven up global oil prices and created uncertainty around key shipping routes.
WEEKEND-VIEWPOINT- Will South Africa disease FMB strategy keep up with the demand.
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While maintaining international standards, strict state oversight, and regulatory integrity in South Africa's foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) response is essential and uncontested—ensuring strain matching, vaccine quality, and the state as the competent authority—farmers are raising a deeper structural concern: whether the current centralized control system can deliver the biological intensity and sustained rhythm the disease demands.
VIEWPOINT-The Hidden Truth About Preservatives and “Fresh” Food in Our Shops
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Most of the food we buy in supermarkets is loaded with preservatives, artificial colours, flavour enhancers, and other additives.
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