How a Chinese tycoon caused misery for Lesotho’s wool farmers: SA's BKB, headquartered in Port Elizabeth, once dominated the trade alongside a handful of smaller competitors, including Moteane’s business. Farmers were usually paid in about six weeks. “Why do you ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" business - BingNews. Sir Michael Edwardes obituary: Born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, where his grandparents had emigrated to from the UK, Michael was the son of Denys Edwardes, who ran a business in … [Read more...] about How a Chinese tycoon caused misery for Lesotho’s wool farmers – Port Elizabeth Business News
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East Cape farmers’ high-tech crime-fighting plan – MyPR.co.za
East Cape farmers’ high-tech crime-fighting plan: CRIME-FIGHTING CAMERAS: Eastern Cape farmers have joined the fight against rural crime with the establishment of a high-tech roadside camera system that Agri Eastern Cape is helping to drive across the province. (Image supplied) Travellers in the rural Eastern Cape may start spotting something usually not associated with the region’s open expanses – high-tech roadside cameras. Taking positive steps to help fight rural crime, Agri Eastern Cape has … [Read more...] about East Cape farmers’ high-tech crime-fighting plan – MyPR.co.za
Uitenhage News: South Africa: Small-Scale Farmers Demand Access to Land
South Africa: Small-Scale Farmers Demand Access to Land: Mhlozayo Scritch of Uitenhage said he used to have many animals but is now left with ten pigs and six cattle after the rest of his stock was stolen at his house in KwaNobuhle. "I have lost my ... Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. Eastern Cape college students protest against 80% attendance policy: The students in Uitenhage were protesting against an 80% attendance policy to qualify for National Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) … [Read more...] about Uitenhage News: South Africa: Small-Scale Farmers Demand Access to Land
Economic boost for beleaguered East Cape farmers – MyPR.co.za
Economic boost for beleaguered East Cape farmers: NEW LIFE: A farm worker helps irrigate lands in the Gamtoos River Valley. The relaxing of restrictions on farmers’ water allocations from the Kouga Dam will help re-ignite economic growth in the valley, say experts. (Image: Supplied) (PATENSIE) – IN an economic boost for beleaguered Gamtoos River Valley farmers drawing water from Kouga Dam, the government has relaxed stringent water quotas imposed for the past two years on the 200 citrus, cash … [Read more...] about Economic boost for beleaguered East Cape farmers – MyPR.co.za
East Cape farmers go high-tech – MyPR.co.za
East Cape farmers go high-tech: Joe Ott, on his farm Riverdale near Graaff-Reinet, makes use of drone technology to assist in his farming operations. PORT ELIZABETH – EYE-IN-THE-SKY technology is taking off within the Eastern Cape farming community, with a growing trend toward the use of drones to improve security, boost productivity and help reduce escalating costs. According to farmers’ organisation Agri Eastern Cape, there is no doubt that the use of drones will play an integral part in … [Read more...] about East Cape farmers go high-tech – MyPR.co.za
East Cape farmers’ resilience ‘being tested’ – MyPR.co.za
East Cape farmers’ resilience ‘being tested’: TOUGH TIMES: Sheep search for sustenance on a drought-stricken farm near Steytlerville in the Karoo. Agri Eastern Cape president Doug Stern has called on the province’s farmers to stay on their land despite facing the triple financial threat of unrelenting drought, raging veld fires and land expropriation without compensation. As the drought entered its fifth straight year, Stern said stock farmers’ cashflow had been dealt an additional blow in the … [Read more...] about East Cape farmers’ resilience ‘being tested’ – MyPR.co.za
Drought-hit farmers’ water allocations cut – MyPR.co.za
Drought-hit farmers’ water allocations cut: Gamtoos Irrigation Board chairman Tertius Meyer DROUGHT-hit farmers in the Gamtoos River Valley have had their already stringent water allocations from the Kouga Dam – the largest in the region – halved for the 2018/19 water year, it was announced late on Thursday. With Kouga Dam at only 7.7% capacity on Friday, this means that farmers will now be forced to operate on 20% of what would be their full irrigation quota for the new water year, which starts … [Read more...] about Drought-hit farmers’ water allocations cut – MyPR.co.za
Farmers desperate in face of water crisis – MyPR.co.za
Farmers desperate in face of water crisis: (PATENSIE) – AS the drought gripping large parts of South Africa’s Western and Eastern Cape bites harder, farms handed down from generation to generation are teetering on the brink of collapse. Already many farmers in the Gamtoos Valley in the Eastern Cape have reduced the production of vegetables – a core employment opportunity for many in the area – due to the shortage of water. Compounding this is the bleak outlook for rain over the coming months, … [Read more...] about Farmers desperate in face of water crisis – MyPR.co.za
Better year ahead for EC farmers
Better year ahead for EC farmers: (Port Elizabeth) – WINNING a landmark land expropriation court case, expanding an already thriving wool market to include communal farmers, and the prospect of rain are just some of the reasons that farmers can head into the new year with confidence in their future. This is according to Agri Eastern Cape president Doug Stern, after another tough year for the province’s farmers, who have been battling the worst drought in a century for the past three years. “It’s … [Read more...] about Better year ahead for EC farmers
Bhisho news: Desperately under-resourced cops warn farmers of festive stock theft spree
Desperately under-resourced cops warn farmers of festive stock theft spree: A police source said the Bhisho police stock theft unit, which works with 14 police stations, has only two working vehicles out of 13 commissioned to them. The source said 5000 sheep had been stolen from around King William’s Town this year alone. Source: "Bhisho" - BingNews. ANCYL wants Mabuyane in Bhisho: The ANC Youth League provincial task team called yesterday for ANC provincial chairman Oscar Mabuyane to … [Read more...] about Bhisho news: Desperately under-resourced cops warn farmers of festive stock theft spree
Mthatha news: Desperately under-resourced cops warn farmers of festive stock theft spree
Desperately under-resourced cops warn farmers of festive stock theft spree: Thousands of animals, regarded as business capital and pensions by small-scale owners, are being plundered, especially in King William’s Town, Mthatha and Buffalo City. A police source said the Bhisho police stock theft unit, which works with 14 police ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. Malls braced for Black Friday frenzy: East London and Mthatha malls are expecting a bumper Black Friday today as the US retail … [Read more...] about Mthatha news: Desperately under-resourced cops warn farmers of festive stock theft spree
East Cape farmers unite in face of mounting challenges
East Cape farmers unite in face of mounting challenges: FARMING FOCUS: Agri Eastern Cape president Doug Stern (left) and television journalist Freek Robinson were among the keynote speakers on the first day of the Agri EC annual congress in Port Alfred on Thursday. (Port Alfred) – Political instability and the ongoing effects of the crippling three-year drought are among the biggest challenges facing Eastern Cape farmers but, despite the problems, farming remains the lifeblood of South Africa’s … [Read more...] about East Cape farmers unite in face of mounting challenges
Bhisho news: Bhisho Dept wants to reduce red-meat imports into province by empowering local black farmers
Bhisho Dept wants to reduce red-meat imports into province by empowering local black farmers: The Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform said moves are afoot to reduce quantities of meat imported into the province from other provinces. The Department said it wanted to do this “by increasing investment into commercial ... Source: "Bhisho" - BingNews. Bhisho probes R2m software contract: The information communication technology (ICT) manager in the office of the … [Read more...] about Bhisho news: Bhisho Dept wants to reduce red-meat imports into province by empowering local black farmers
Bhisho news: Bhisho Dept wants to reduce red-meat imports into province by empowering local black farmers
Bhisho Dept wants to reduce red-meat imports into province by empowering local black farmers: The Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform said moves are afoot to reduce quantities of meat imported into the province from other provinces. The Department said it wanted to do this “by increasing investment into commercial ... Source: "Bhisho" - BingNews. Bhisho probes R2m software contract: The information communication technology (ICT) manager in the office of the … [Read more...] about Bhisho news: Bhisho Dept wants to reduce red-meat imports into province by empowering local black farmers
Gamtoos farmers’ water allocation slashed by 60%
Gamtoos farmers’ water allocation slashed by 60%: GOING DOWN: The Kouga Dam stands at just 18.6% capacity – levels last witnessed in 1991. Farmers drawing water from the dam have had their allocations for 2017/18 slashed by 60% from July 1. Photo: Supplied (Patensie) – STARTING July more than 200 citrus, vegetable and dairy farms in the Gamtoos River Valley that rely on water from the Kouga Dam will have their annual water allocation for 2017/18 slashed by 60%, the Gamtoos Irrigation Board (GIB) … [Read more...] about Gamtoos farmers’ water allocation slashed by 60%
