About 400 households in Mantusini, near Port St Johns, will benefit from a state-of-the-art dairy parlour handed over by Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti. The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform said the initiative is an extension of the One Household-One Hectare programme, through which households are allocated a one hectare portion of land to produce crops. It is also part of the department's Strategy on Rural Agrarian Economic Transformation aimed at … [Read more...] about East Cape Community receives dairy parlour and cattle
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One more Coega investor expansion worth R22 million
The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has announced a R22 million expansion by agro-processing company Dynamic Commodities in Zone 3 of the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ). The project brings the total number of investors who have expanded their operations in the Coega IDZ over the past two financial years to four. "These numbers are impressive given the macro-economic challenges facing the domestic and global markets. Investors are confident in the Coega IDZ's ability to … [Read more...] about One more Coega investor expansion worth R22 million
SA’s First Green Town Being Built Outside Port Elizabeth
A start has been made with construction of South Africa's first "green" town that in time is expected to operate largely independently of the national energy grid. It will also be the first rural town fully integrated with an existing agricultural component, in this case a professionally run dairy farm, and one in which future food security has formed an important component of the overall planning. Known as Crossways Farm Village, the new town is spectacularly located on the edge of the Van … [Read more...] about SA’s First Green Town Being Built Outside Port Elizabeth
Farm Equity Schemes Moratorium Lifted
The moratorium on farm equity schemes has been lifted subject to specific conditions being met. In a joint statement on Saturday, the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, Farm worker Equity Shareholders and commercial farmers said that following a Farm Equity Schemes (FES) review workshop comprising of government, commercial farmers as well as farm workers on Friday the moratorium was lifted. The moratorium was placed by the department in June 2009. Lack of empowerment of … [Read more...] about Farm Equity Schemes Moratorium Lifted
Plans to Ease Business Regulatory Framework
Government plans to cut the red tape and make it easier to do business in South Africa by setting up a national one-stop shop to assist with investment approvals, reforming BEE codes and simplifying forms and procedures faced by small businesses. These measures, among others, were outlined by the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Gugile Nkwinti in a briefing in Parliament today. Nkwinti, who chairs the government's cluster on economic sectors and employment, mapped out the work … [Read more...] about Plans to Ease Business Regulatory Framework
